Check unknown Australian numbers with recent reports from Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth and more. Understand caller patterns and share your experience.
Unsure about an Australian number? Find fresh community reports to judge unknown calls or texts. Cities like Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide show both legitimate callbacks (delivery, banking, appointments) and waves of phishing. Area codes (02, 03, 07, 08) are not reliable for location due to portability/VoIP — treat them as signal, not proof.
Good practice: return calls only via the official number on the provider’s site/app, check in‑app messages, and don’t share one‑time codes by phone. Enable device blocks and carrier filters (Telstra, Optus, Vodafone) and leave a short, factual experience here to help others.
Every couple of days they ring; I either hang up before picking up or they drop the call the moment I answer.
They call twice daily, even on weekends, so I decided to block the number.
Someone kept inquiring about my deceased husband—extremely irritating.
Repeated calls
I couldn't remove them from the call list, so I blocked the number.
The number repeatedly rings my home and mobile, then disconnects!
I receive calls from this number up to three times daily, both on my landline and mobile. Please stop calling my landline; it's for my use, not to be bothered.
It just keeps ringing without ever leaving a voicemail, so I ignore it.
Received 14 calls from this number in a week; after blocking them, I still get a missed‑call text each time—extremely irritating!
A call was received; when I asked for identification, they hung up – such behavior from anyone claiming charitable support is unacceptable for both the individual and the organization they claim to represent.
Provides custom website & graphic design services – LotayCom.
Listed as Robina State School in Queensland
Located at Robina Primary School (Robina, QLD) <br />Schools--State (All States except NSW)
This appears to be a scam call and possible fraud.
Company: Adelford Pty Ltd located in Glass House Mountains, Queensland.
Contact listed as P M Southwell from Wembley, Western Australia.
The company Ben’s Air Conditioning & Electrical Pty Ltd, based in The Gap, QLD, offers air‑conditioning installation and service.
Caller claimed to be from Telstra Internet, spoke with a foreign accent and was quite rude.
Unwanted message.
Annoying.
Call back via the official company number (website/app), not the unknown number. Check in‑app notices.
Delivery/appointment confirmations, bank callbacks, 2FA codes; periodic robocalls, smishing around parcels, and fake support hotlines.
Not really. Portability and VoIP make 02/03/07/08 weak as location hints. Context and content matter more.
Be concise: caller type, purpose, date and cues. Avoid sensitive data.