Phone scams
Phone scams are a common way for criminals to con people out of money. Be aware of some of the most common phone scams and find out what you can do to stay safe.
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| City: | Sydney |
| State: | Australia, Christmas Island and Coconut Island |
| Latitude: | -33.8678500 |
| Longitude: | 151.2073200 |
| Time zone: | Australia/Sydney (GMT +11) |
| Population: | 4,627,345 |
| Sydney is the state capital of New South Wales and the most populous city in Australia. It is on Australia's south-east coast, on the Tasman Sea. In June 2010 the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people (...) Wikipedia » | |
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| Hazard level: | 74 % |
| Number of ratings: | 20× |
| Latest rating: | Jun 01, 2016 Add comment |
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| Number of views: | 3,042× |
| Last viewed: | Nov 11, 2025 |
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Phone scams are a common way for criminals to con people out of money. Be aware of some of the most common phone scams and find out what you can do to stay safe.
Call spoofing, which refers to the process of changing the caller ID to any number other than the actual calling number, is a tactic that has lately been on the rise.
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It is spam number.
Useful Apr 30, 2016 00
just blocked this. had several calls no message left.
Nuisance Apr 30, 2016 00
Call but doesn't talk
Neutral Apr 29, 2016 00
Has anyone had a call from this number around the time a message from Gumtree was sent saying your account had been compromised?
Unsafe Apr 29, 2016 00
pick up and they hung up
Nuisance Apr 27, 2016 +10
They called and hung up when I said hello
Nuisance Apr 27, 2016 00
Just received a call from there, I answered and they didn't speak. I phoned back and was advised that they are acting on behalf of the Kids for Cancer foundation and are running a lottery.
Unsafe Apr 26, 2016 00
Yet another cancel foundation
Nuisance Apr 26, 2016 00