Warning over 'dial 1' phone scam in Australia
Scamwatch posted a tweet today saying people had been receiving phone calls with automated messages that pretended to inform the listener of a problem.
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| City: | Perth |
| State: | Australia, Christmas Island and Coconut Island |
| Latitude: | -31.9522400 |
| Longitude: | 115.8614000 |
| Time zone: | Australia/Perth (GMT +8) |
| Population: | 1,896,548 |
| Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. It is the fourth most populous city in Australia, with an estimated population of 1.9 million (at 30 June 2012) living in Greater Perth (...) Wikipedia » | |
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| Hazard level: | 100 % |
| Number of ratings: | 1× |
| Latest rating: | Nov 14, 2025 Add comment |
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| Number of views: | 5× |
| Last viewed: | Nov 18, 2025 |
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Scamwatch posted a tweet today saying people had been receiving phone calls with automated messages that pretended to inform the listener of a problem.
I groggily answered the ringing phone at 6am, and was alarmed to hear an official-sounding robotic voice. “This is the alert system with Visa (or Mastercard) account services!” It went on to tell me that there were two suspicious charges to my Visa card.
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