(03) 8639 5130 - 0386395130: Local landline number in Melbourne, VIC 3000

I didn't answer this unrecognised number and it didn't leave a message. I see that many people are reporting it as a scammer number so this time I've added it to my blocked list.

SMS from Big Village saying they'll call about government study, message same as others reported

Part of scam by Big Village, misleading surveys, should be blocked

Called repeatedly and harassed me

Called claiming to do research for Australian government about tourism, said I'd get a text first, got similar call from different number couple days ago

SMS from Big Village saying they'll call to see if I can participate in a government study, I blocked the number

Melbourne area code, didn't answer as number looked suspicious, no voicemail left

Call claiming to be Australian Government conducting survey on tourism, actually from Big Village which is in voluntary administration, called repeatedly after hours and weekends, blocked

Caller claimed to be Australian Government doing survey, they'd texted days before saying Big Village would call about a government study

Frequent calls from numbers starting with 03, varying times mostly lunchtime or late arvo, I'm in different state so blocked them

ABN number checks out for Big Village but phone number questionable. recommend checking their website and ASIC

I didn't answer a call from this unrecognised number. I called it from my VoIP phone and got a legitimate-sounding recorded message saying that they are a market research company. I didn't leave a message.

Scammers contacted me, blocked the number

Called after 5 PM claiming to conduct tourism survey for Australian Government, said they got my number through random generation

Caller claimed to be from Australian Government, seemed suspicious

Text with detailed company info including Make and ABN, looks suspicious like they accessed a database

After I called out person from this number for their scams they used offensive language towards me

Persistent caller, blocked them

Answered and they hung up immediately, had also sent text 3 days earlier saying they were from Big Village wanting to invite me to a study

Indian man started speaking then call abruptly ended

Text a few weeks ago claiming to be Big Village conducting a survey for a government agency

Number calling more frequently lately

Text from Big Village ABN 39126100276 claiming to do government survey and will call. Company went into administration earlier this year

Called my work phone on weekend which seemed unusual, blocking number to be safe

Got text from this number followed by call I didn't answer, message seemed suspicious

Tend to call back suspicious numbers from payphone, sometimes legitimate sometimes scam

Blocked this number, also got calls from numbers with similar digits and they were all scams

Got heaps of calls from this number, pretty sure it's a scam

Text claiming to have ABN, said they'd contact me about government surveys in coming days

text saying I'd be called to participate in survey from Big Village with ABN. Unusual and suspicious, googled it and blocked

Caller mentioned company name change to Big Village, feels unusual

Blocked this over a year ago but calling daily again this past week, phone flags it as spam

Called twice outside working hours, identified as Big Village Australia Property Limited, blocked

Received multiple calls, no messages left. I Eventually answered this number and claiming to be doing a survey for Australian Sporting associations. Phishing scam call. Hung up and blocked.

Got exact same text from this number, then had daily calls from them this week

Multiple missed calls from this number, didn't answer and no messages left

Phone flagged as potential scam call, didn't answer

Like many others here, they say they are calling from OIC Australia (or was it OIC international?) Either way, scammers. Claiming to be calling to do a survey on behalf of the government for the tourism industry.

This is a phishing scam. Designed to obtain sensitive information they can use to exploit. HANG UP ON THEM IMMEDIATELY and block it.

Same scam from 2019 came back in 2022, claimed to be non-existent government agency doing tourism survey

Two calls over last two days, neither left a message, blocked the number

Someone claiming to be from Australian government conducting a survey about tourism and travel. Found it suspicious and hung up

woman with Australian accent claimed to be from government

Multiple calls throughout the week

Two calls over two days, no message left, not in contacts

Big Village contractor for Tourism Research Australia, legitimate survey about travel patterns. Found info on Australian government website about this annual survey

Call about travel survey, said they work with Australian Government, asking if it's Tourism Australia

Obvious scam or persistent nuisance, calls around dinner time

Called at 7:09 PM, didn't answer as not in contacts, no voicemail, suspected scam, blocked it

No message left, likely scam

Labeled suspected spam, didn't answer and blocked

Caller claiming to do government survey, called during AFL Grand Final which is suspicious timing. Mother-in-law got similar call weeks ago that lasted 20 mins, nearly shared sensitive info, only held back bank details

Didn't answer, phone flagged as potential spam

Scammers waiting on line for extended periods when people say someone's at door, one waited over an hour

Woman with Australian accent sounded surprised I answered. Said she's Ruby calling on behalf of the Australian Government. Felt sketchy, hung up and blocked

Got a call on Sunday but didn't answer

Answered a survey call that turned out to be a scam, asked invasive questions about household, travel, mobile carrier, postcode, kids

Calls for two days straight, didn't answer, blocked it

Called asking me to do a travel survey, hung up abruptly when I said I hadn't travelled overseas

Spammer called Sunday arvo, frustrating they don't take breaks

Call from unknown number, no message left, decided to block

Someone named Andrew claiming to do survey for Australian Government, seemed dubious so hung up

Caller claiming to conduct government travel survey, ended when I said not interested

Melbourne number called after 8 PM, suspect scam

Called but no voicemail, phone flagged as scam caller

Caller claimed to be conducting a survey, I've had two calls from them

called at 7:45 PM claiming to be from government, got defensive when asked for details, hung up

Keep getting calls from this number, reckon it might be a scam

These a***holes called at 9.20 am on Sunday!! No v/mail left... Red flags. After checking number on this site & reading reviews it's pretty obvious these scum buckets are scammers. Am getting sick & tired of similar calls constantly bombarding my phone at all hrs from these oxygen thieves. PLEASE block&delete & avoid answering their "survey" cos they steal your voice imprint & other data/info for fraudulent purposes. I know a few people who've been defrauded by similar such activities.

Caller claimed to be from Australian Government, said I was owed money and asked for my bank details

Unsolicited call, blocked using TelGuarder

Spamming me with calls every single day

Number flagged with warning while ringing, didn't answer

Missed call on a Sunday lunchtime, didn't answer

Unsolicited call pretending to be a survey, ignore do not call list

Unsolicited call claiming to be survey, ignored Do Not Call Registry

June 13 2022, someone claiming to be Johnson conducting government research survey. Called after 6 PM on public holiday, hung up

Called at 8:15 PM, hung up before I could respond

Caller said she was Tracey from a government department wanting info for a travel survey, blocked the number

Blocked this number as spam

Called several times, never leaves messages, seems like scam, blocked

Called Friday night but didn't leave a message

Missed two calls within an hour, both left silent voicemails with no audio

Well, Well, Well, here's an interesting coincidence. We won a three night stay at a time share resort, the only thing you needed to do was attend a short, no obligation, presentation about time share. Two days after I booked the dates, I get a call from this number. They say that they were from Australian tourism and wanted to do a brief survey, I went along with the survey until they asked me what my income was. Alarm bells started ringing. Who might be the real people doing this "survey".

Social and market research company.