Community Safety Intelligence Report

(03) 9005 4970

Community Risk Level: Elevated

Aggregated community reports currently reflect a developing pattern of unwanted contact.

14 Reports

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14 independent community reports
Confidence: Moderate Confidence reflects reporting volume, not certainty of intent.
Last reported: 16 May 2024
  • Scam – 11
  • Suspicious – 3
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.

Reverseau independently aggregates community-reported safety intelligence and does not determine caller identity or intent.

Developed in alignment with Australian consumer safety awareness principles.

Reported Interaction Types
Scam Suspicious
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

Elevated
Based on 14 community-submitted reports Analytical Confidence: Moderate
Scam
79%
Suspicious
21%

Evidence Status

Community Reporting Summary

14 independent community reports have been recorded for this number.

The predominant classification is scam, accounting for 79% of reports, with additional suspicious interactions also recorded.

Number Metadata

Observed Interaction Types

Scam
11 community reports
Suspicious
3 community reports

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
14 total reports · Classification distribution:
Scam (11) · Suspicious (3)
Pattern Status: Consistent scam-related reporting trend
Reporting timeframe: May 2024

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.

P
Percy
Scam

Rang about my credit card; I don't have any.

A
Anonymous
Scam

SCAM - Left a message and said there was a problem with my visa, I don’t have a visa.

B
Bischof
Suspicious

The caller claimed to be from Visa, but I don't even have a Visa card.

W
Waite
Scam

Unlike many other reports, the call I received was in English and claimed to be from the immigration authority. I am confident it was a scam and suggest others to be wary of such calls.

O
Oxley
Scam

The caller identified themselves as "Steven/Stephen" and claimed to be calling from Visa/Mastercard Security. I strongly believe this is a scam call.

V
Viegas
Scam

This is a scam call. When I tried to call the number back, I was informed by Optus that the number has been disconnected.

C
Cicala
Scam

Used Google call screening, it picked up "one for chinese please press two" before it dropped out, scam, and blocked.

D
Dane
Suspicious

I missed a call from this number, and it went directly to voicemail because they are not in my contacts. They did not leave a message. When I called back a few minutes later, I received a message saying, "Optus advises that this number is disconnected."

L
Leger
Scam

When I tried to call this number back, I got a signal that my phone line was off the hook, leading me to suspect it's associated with a scam.

M
Mahle
Suspicious

The call went to voicemail, and the message left was in Chinese. It was difficult to comprehend, making it suspicious.

K
Krishnamurthy
Scam

Scam call.

L
Lipp
Scam

I received a message in Chinese that I couldn't understand. The sender seems to be a scammer, and I have since blocked the number.

B
Bodle
Scam

My phone identified this number as potential fraud. I answered the call out of curiosity and was greeted by a recorded message claiming to be from Voda-telecom. I decided to hang up and promptly blocked the number to prevent any further contact.

S
Schott
Scam

This phone number called me, and when I tried to return the call, I heard a message from Optus saying that the number has been disconnected. I suspect it’s a scam caller.

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

Contribute a Community Safety Report

Additional reports help improve classification confidence and public safety awareness.

SUBMIT A SAFETY REPORT

Reports contribute anonymised observational data used for pattern analysis.