Phone number (03) 8639 5130 is allocated as a local service in Victoria, routed through Powertel Limited. (03) 8639 5130 has drawn 84 community reports, spanning multiple classifications without a clear dominant pattern. Activity has gone quiet, with no new reports in over a year. The most commonly mentioned tactic is impersonation, appearing in roughly 61% of reports.
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Most Helpful Reports About (03) 8639 5130
Answered a survey call that turned out to be a scam, asked invasive questions about household, travel, mobile carrier, postcode, kids
ABN number checks out for Big Village but phone number questionable. recommend checking their website and ASIC
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How People Described (03) 8639 5130
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Reported Behaviour for (03) 8639 5130
Tactics People Mentioned
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How Interactions Played Out
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Tactics That Show Up Together
57% of reports describe more than one pressure tactic in the same interaction.
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What People Reported About (03) 8639 5130
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Answered a survey call that turned out to be a scam, asked invasive questions about household, travel, mobile carrier, postcode, kids
ABN number checks out for Big Village but phone number questionable. recommend checking their website and ASIC
Caller claimed to be from Australian Government, said I was owed money and asked for my bank details
Persistent caller, blocked them
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.
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
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
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.
Called after 5 PM claiming to conduct tourism survey for Australian Government, said they got my number through random generation
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
Text from Big Village ABN 39126100276 claiming to do government survey and will call. Company went into administration earlier this year
text saying I'd be called to participate in survey from Big Village with ABN. Unusual and suspicious, googled it and 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.
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.
Someone claiming to be from Australian government conducting a survey about tourism and travel. Found it suspicious and hung up
Big Village contractor for Tourism Research Australia, legitimate survey about travel patterns. Found info on Australian government website about this annual survey
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
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
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.
June 13 2022, someone claiming to be Johnson conducting government research survey. Called after 6 PM on public holiday, hung up
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".
SMS from Big Village saying they'll call about government study, message same as others reported
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
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
Text a few weeks ago claiming to be Big Village conducting a survey for a government agency
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
Text claiming to have ABN, said they'd contact me about government surveys in coming days
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
Same scam from 2019 came back in 2022, claimed to be non-existent government agency doing tourism survey
Call about travel survey, said they work with Australian Government, asking if it's Tourism Australia
Called at 7:09 PM, didn't answer as not in contacts, no voicemail, suspected scam, blocked it
Scammers waiting on line for extended periods when people say someone's at door, one waited over an hour
Called asking me to do a travel survey, hung up abruptly when I said I hadn't travelled overseas
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
called at 7:45 PM claiming to be from government, got defensive when asked for details, hung up
Caller said she was Tracey from a government department wanting info for a travel survey, blocked the number
Called repeatedly and harassed me
Scammers contacted me, blocked the number
Caller claimed to be from Australian Government, seemed suspicious
Indian man started speaking then call abruptly ended
Number calling more frequently lately
Got heaps of calls from this number, pretty sure it's a scam
Caller mentioned company name change to Big Village, feels unusual
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
Two calls over last two days, neither left a message, blocked the number
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
Obvious scam or persistent nuisance, calls around dinner time
No message left, likely scam
Labeled suspected spam, didn't answer and blocked
Didn't answer, phone flagged as potential spam
Got a call on Sunday but didn't answer
Calls for two days straight, didn't answer, blocked it
Spammer called Sunday arvo, frustrating they don't take breaks
Call from unknown number, no message left, decided to block
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
Keep getting calls from this number, reckon it might be a scam
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
Called at 8:15 PM, hung up before I could respond
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
Part of scam by Big Village, misleading surveys, should be blocked
Social and market research company.
Frequently Asked Questions
What tactics have people reported for (03) 8639 5130?
The most common tactics mentioned are Impersonation (61%), Info request (28%), Urgency (17%), Phishing link (17%), Silent call (11%). That comes from 18 reports that described what happened.
Is (03) 8639 5130 still active?
This number has a historical reporting record, predominantly older incidents. 0 reports came in over the past month.
How reliable are the reports for (03) 8639 5130?
There is a reasonable amount of data, with a reasonable level of consistency. People describe different experiences, so the overall picture is mixed.
Is (03) 8639 5130 a scam?
The primary classification is spam (32%), not scam, based on 84 reports.
How does (03) 8639 5130 contact people?
Mostly by phone call (55%), but people also report phone call (55%), missed call (30%), text message (10%), other methods (4%), voicemail (1%).
What do people say about (03) 8639 5130?
People describe it as: Spam (27), Uncertain (21), Suspicious (15), Scam (15), Nuisance (5), Legit (1).
Did people expect calls from (03) 8639 5130?
99% of people didn't expect to hear from this number, while 0% did.
Has (03) 8639 5130 been verified as legitimate?
1 people said they verified the caller through: Portal verified (1). Overall, that evidence is strong.