Check unknown NZ numbers with recent reports (Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Hamilton) and share your experience.
Unsure about a New Zealand number? Explore concise community notes to judge calls and texts. In Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch and Hamilton you’ll see a mix of legitimate callbacks (deliveries, banking, appointments) and waves of robocalls or phishing. Prefixes like 09 (Auckland), 04 (Wellington), 03 (Christchurch), 07 (Hamilton) and 02x mobile ranges don’t reliably prove location or identity because of portability and VoIP.
Verification: return calls via the official number on the company website/app, check in‑app notices and never share one‑time codes by phone. Use device/carrier blocking for repeat issues and leave a short, factual note here to help others.
Recieved several silent calls and voicemails from this number, including a voicemail of someone breathing, if its really NZBCF, its unprofessional, blocked the number
A suspicious individual contacted me, claiming to represent genesis and addressing me by name, before proceeding to inform me of a supposed credit addition to my account, which I knew to be a scam
These people are scammers
When I called back, the answerphone said it was the DHL office, but I'm still not convinced it's legitimate, and they've called again since.
During the call, the caller attempted to gather personal information, including age, name, and marital status, while offering a second income opportunity, claiming the number was obtained from a friend, but fortunately, the call was blocked.
Upon receiving a phone message, I noticed background noise with operators speaking in Asian accents, which seem suspicious
Ingen vil ha oppringning fra dette nummeret.
Hello fresh reached out with a friendly voice, but I’m not sure if I need another meal kit right now.
I have no idea who this is; there’s hold music, then someone answers briefly before the call ends abruptly—likely a number‑verification attempt.
Aggressive advertising style, felt like they were shouting at me.
Fraud concerning investment
As a general rule, it's best to avoid answering calls from unknown numbers, including this one, which is likely spam
This caller falsely claims to represent Westpac.
The user has identified this as a telemarketing call.
Samantha thinks this number is a complete waste of time - no usefull info at all!
A promotion claiming to give away $1000 to mortgage holders was the reason for their call, which I received a short while ago
The user's experience indicates that this number is used for spamming purposes.
A person with a filipino accent call me, they offer me to make money online, but they are very insistent.
They claimed they got my contact details from signing up, and after going along with their bussiness, they were very persistant in keeping me on the phone, and each time I tryed to say I was busy, they would try to perswade me to stay on the line, and eventualy, they asked for my visa debit card details to pay a $250 USD deposit, which was the ultimate goal, aparently.
There is a suspicion that this call might be a scam
Use the official number from the company site/app and check in‑app messages; avoid calling back the unknown number.
No. Portability/VoIP make 09/04/03/07 and 02x ranges unreliable as proof of origin.
Delivery updates, bank callbacks, 2FA codes; periodic robocalls, parcel/account phishing and scripted sales.
Caller type, purpose, date/time and cues that guided your decision.