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.
A voicemail from +610745218504 played only a repeated “Hello” with no additional message.
He said he was from Origin during last night’s call.
The number rang me three times this evening; incredibly annoying.
I receive daily calls from varying area codes; none leave a message. The latest number is new, while yesterday's had an extensive record. I chose not to answer.
If you try calling back, the line appears disconnected.
Promotional call.
Caller identified as Chess Property Consultants (www.chessproperty.com.au).
Friendly Plumber from Narre Warren South, VIC – plumbers & gas fitters – www.yourfriendlyplumber.com.au
Like many reports, three back‑to‑back calls with no voicemail; I blocked the number.
They pretended to represent Origin and inquired about my LPG bottles, dodging any identity verification and pushing me toward a "yes" response typical of recent scams.
The call was dropped as soon as it connected.
They hang up as soon as you answer and never leave a message when you miss it.
Clearly they have a list of Origin Energy customers—calls began the day I renewed my contract. Whether they stole or purchased the data, I’m not interested.
They said they were from Origin and inquired about gas cylinders.
Repeated calls – very rude.
Would avoid answering this number.
Called several times within business hours, yet no voicemail was left.
A caller pretended to be from Origin, asked about gas bottles, and tried to schedule home visits—don’t answer, as they’ll learn when you’re away.
A mobile call pretended to be Origin Electricity, inquired about gas bottles, and after I expressed doubt—knowing they already had my name and address—they said no, thanked me politely, and ended the call.
Received a nuisance spam voicemail asking to press 1 for Chinese; the number was marked as a suspicious calling pattern. Call has been blocked, reported, and deleted.
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.