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.
Claims to be someone else; becomes verbally abusive if things don’t go his way. Advice: keep distance; reports indicate he verbally harasses women.
Based in Toongabbie, Victoria, Prime Painting Contractors provides painting services.
Reported as a fraudulent call using a spoofed caller ID.
Category: real estate.
The Bald Dog Graphic Design (www.balddog.com.au)
The Victorian Sailing & Water Safety School
Service: Budget Steam Cleaning Services based in Ringwood, VIC – specializes in duct cleaning.
Agent Barry Plant, Cranbourne, specializes in real estate.
Unclear whether this is a scam.
Received a message asking, "Can I ask you a question real quick?"
A fraudster posed as a Telstra representative, likely aiming to harvest credentials.
Requesting banking details.
Firm Pogson Cronin, a conveyancing service in Lavington, NSW (www.pogsoncronin.com.au).
Provider Eastlake Mobile Computer Services (Pottsville, NSW) offers computer repairs, service and upgrades.
Mark Ward listed in Waterview, New South Wales.
Professional cleaning firm Wiz Cleaners (Ingleburn, NSW) offering pressure and steam services.
Uncertain of the caller’s identity after it was forwarded to voicemail; the number appears linked to Geelong, Victoria, while I reside in Queensland.
Caravan Park located at Mudjimba Beach, Mudjimba, QLD.
Listed contact: Dr P Tsui, located in Minto, NSW.
Locksmith business Eddie Williams (Cairns, QLD) – details at eddiewilliamslocksmiths.com.au.
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.