Community Safety Intelligence Report

(03) 8609 6957

Community Risk Level: Emerging Risk

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

9 Reports

Also searched as: 03 8609 6957 · 0386096957 · +61 3 8609 6957

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9 independent community reports
Confidence: Moderate Confidence reflects reporting volume, not certainty of intent.
Last reported: 2 November 2025
  • Scam – 5
  • Suspicious – 3
  • Uncertain – 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
Number Metadata
Local service Melbourne, VIC 3000

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 9 community-submitted reports Analytical Confidence: Moderate
Scam
56%
Suspicious
33%
Uncertain
11%

Percentages reflect relative distribution within a small reporting sample (9 reports).

Evidence Status

Community Reporting Summary

9 independent community reports have been recorded for this number.

The predominant classification is scam, accounting for 56% of reports, with additional suspicious, uncertain interactions also recorded.

Number Metadata

Observed Interaction Types

Scam
5 community reports
Suspicious
3 community reports
Uncertain
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

Classifications reflect anonymised community-submitted reports and represent observed interaction patterns only. They do not identify callers or constitute verified findings.

Community Reporting Overview
9 total reports · Classification distribution:
Scam (5) · Suspicious (3) · Uncertain (1)
Pattern Status: Mixed reporting pattern observed (no dominant classification)
Reporting timeframe: October 2023 – 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.

V
Vines
Scam

Same as Bergman - pretending to be Google, crypto account getting hacked.

A
Anonymous
Suspicious

They say they're from Bybit support, but I reckon that's fishy. Be cautious, mates!

A
Anonymous
Suspicious

Got a dodgy text claiming it's from Google Authenticator... Pretty sus if you ask me!

A
Anonymous
Scam

Blokes trying to pull a fast one claiming to be from Google. Complete rort if you ask me!

M
Maw
Scam

Pretending to be Google.

M
Maw
Scam

Pretending to be Google.

B
Bergman
Scam

On 28/10/2025 I received a SMS message stating that my Authenticator app was connected to a new device. "If you did not do this, contact us at 0386096957" I called the number, and the people sounded very professional and that they were from Google. They sounded like they were African-English. They advised that my crypto account had been hacked and that I would need to reset the account. When I told them I was a little suspicious, and that I would end the call and check it out, they were more insistent that they needed to help. I asked them what was the email address for my crypto account, they gave me the address, which is my gmail account, but not my crypto account.

Big alarm there.

So I hung up.

A
Anonymous
Suspicious

Seems like this number's trying to pull a trick, pretending to be Google or something. Stay alert!

N
Nail
Uncertain

I believe this number is attempting to reach me to book additional appointments, but I don't have any appointments set up that I am aware of.

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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