Community Safety Intelligence Report

(02) 4072 3229

Community Risk Level: Emerging Risk

Community reports suggest an emerging reporting pattern. Classification may evolve as further data is submitted.

12 Reports

Also searched as: 02 4072 3229 · 0240723229 · +61 2 4072 3229

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12 independent community reports
Confidence: Moderate Confidence reflects reporting volume, not certainty of intent.
Last reported: 24 November 2025
  • Scam – 6
  • Uncertain – 3
  • Suspicious – 2
  • Spam – 1
Public Safety Advisory
Guidance for Call Recipients

Based on community reports, this number has been associated with unsolicited or potentially harmful calls. Exercise caution and do not share sensitive information unless you can independently verify the caller.

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Reported Interaction Types
Scam Suspicious Uncertain Spam
Number Metadata
Local service Newcastle, NSW 2300

This page summarises community-reported safety information associated with this number and is intended for public awareness and harm prevention.

Community Risk Assessment

Emerging Risk
Based on 12 community-submitted reports Analytical Confidence: Moderate
Scam
50%
Uncertain
25%
Suspicious
17%
Spam
8%

Evidence Status

Community Reporting Summary

12 independent community reports have been recorded for this number.

Reported classifications are distributed across multiple classification types, including classifications such as scam, uncertain, suspicious, and spam, indicating no dominant behavioural pattern at this time.

Number Metadata

Observed Interaction Types

Scam
6 community reports
Uncertain
3 community reports
Suspicious
2 community reports
Spam
1 community report

Safety Context

Community reports describe patterns reporting users considered potentially harmful. Avoid sharing personal information or verification codes unless you independently confirm the caller's identity.

About This Record

This page forms part of the Reverseau public safety intelligence database, which aggregates community-reported telecommunications safety information across Australia.

Records update automatically as new reports are submitted. Records may exist prior to receiving community reports in order to support proactive telecommunications safety monitoring and future reporting.

Reverseau maintains this database as a continuously updated public safety dataset designed to support telecommunications risk awareness across Australia. Reverseau does not determine liability, intent, or identity. Records reflect aggregated community-submitted signals only.

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Community Safety Reports

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Community Reporting Overview
12 total reports · Classification distribution:
Scam (6) · Uncertain (3) · Suspicious (2) · Spam (1)
Pattern Status: Mixed reporting pattern observed (no dominant classification)
Reporting timeframe: November 2025

Pattern status reflects statistical distribution of community reports and does not indicate verified activity.

The following reports are user-submitted and not independently verified. Consider them alongside the aggregated signals above.

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Anonymous
Scam

They called saying my phone would be frozen today. Surprise, surprise - nothing happened. Just typical scamming nonsense!

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Anonymous
Scam

Had a caller claim to be my GP, even though I'm not in Sydney. Talk about a lame attempt at a scam! Seriously, who falls for this rubbish?

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Anonymous
Scam

Missed a call from this number and called back to hear an auto-message about “China Taiping Insurance.” They said all agents were busy and I'd have to wait – no thanks, sounds dodgy as!

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Anonymous
Scam

Mate, when they started jabbering in Chinese, I just yelled “NI HAO!” into my phone until those sneaky twits hung up. Who do they think they are, coming at me like that?

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Anonymous
Suspicious

Here I am stuck on hold for 24 minutes trying to tell this absolute tosser to shove off. Seriously, how frustrating is that!

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Anonymous
Scam

What a load of rubbish! This recorded message gives me the fright of my life, claiming something terrible will happen if I don’t push 1 or 2. So, I hit 1 for English, and they respond in Chinese! I was like, ‘What on earth? I said English!’ The voice just asked if I speak Chinese like it’s some twisted joke. Ridiculous!

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Anonymous
Uncertain

So, I called back this number and got a synthetic voice saying 'Thank you for calling China Shipping Insurance'—all operators busy, then straight into some hold music. Can't tell if it's the same lot that rang me earlier—total mystery!

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Anonymous
Spam

Ugh, yet another annoying call! This one said it was Newcastle, but most of my nuisances are from Sydney. And what’s with the language mumbo jumbo? I just get bombarded with Chinese, and I'm over it! These local numbers have got to be dealt with – bloody telcos need to step up!

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Anonymous
Uncertain

Dialled this number and just got crickets – no one picked up. Super odd. What's the deal here?

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Anonymous
Scam

Seriously, who even heard of a ‘China Insurance’? What’s that all about?! Definitely smells like a SCAM. I just block them and move on; no point answering!

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Anonymous
Suspicious

This one started off in English, then suddenly switched to Chinese! Talk about dodgy, huh? No idea what they wanted!

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Anonymous
Uncertain

Who's givin' me a buzz here? No idea who’s on the other end…

Community reports are retained as historical safety signals within the Reverseau telecommunications safety dataset and may reflect different experiences over time.

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Additional reports help improve classification confidence and public safety awareness.

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