Reported Spam Phone Numbers in Victoria (VIC)

Victoria accounts for 23% of national spam reports. Spam activity in VIC declined 24% over the past 30 days, while national activity declined 15% over the same period.

This comparison provides analytical context for understanding whether VIC reporting trends are tracking, outpacing, or lagging behind the national baseline. View the national spam report for full cross-state analysis.

Spam activity in Victoria is characterised by high-volume telemarketing campaigns during business hours, with particular concentration across energy comparison and insurance lead generation sectors.

• Energy comparison services — Aggressive campaigns promoting electricity and gas switching, leveraging Victorian deregulated energy market
• Insurance lead generation — Automated calls collecting car and home insurance quotes for lead reselling
• Solar panel campaigns — Outbound calls promoting solar installation using Victorian government rebate hooks
• NBN migration upselling — Persistent calls from ISPs during NBN rollout areas in outer Melbourne

These narratives align with concentrated activity across the 03 prefix range and 02 in the greater Melbourne region. Activity is most concentrated in Melbourne metropolitan exchanges (03), with secondary clustering observed across Geelong and Clayton.

If you have received a spam call in Victoria, reporting helps protect other residents by building community intelligence and accelerating classification convergence.

• Scamwatch (ACCC) — National scam reporting and awareness
• ACMA — Australian telecommunications regulator
• Consumer Affairs Victoria — Victoria consumer protection (1300 55 81 81)
• Reverseau — Community-driven reporting to strengthen classification intelligence for VIC

Each community report contributes to faster classification convergence. Even if a number has already been reported, additional submissions from different experiences strengthen the intelligence layer and improve accuracy for all Victoria residents.