04 8004 7603 - 0480047603: Suspicious Calls from Chinese-Speaking Callers

• Suspicious
• Scam

3 reports for 04 8004 7603 (0480047603): Callers speaking Mandarin, hanging up when hearing Australian accents, screening for language preference.

Suspicious Calls from 04 8004 7603

Three contributors have reported incoming calls from 04 8004 7603 (also written as 0480047603) involving Chinese-speaking callers with suspicious behaviour patterns. The calls share a consistent theme: callers hang up immediately upon detecting an Australian accent, suggesting they are deliberately screening for non-English speakers as potential targets.

One contributor received a call from 0480047603 where a Chinese-speaking caller kept speaking Mandarin despite the recipient not responding in that language. This contributor noted they had received a similar call from a different number the previous week from another Chinese-speaking caller who sounded like a scammer. The pattern of multiple related calls has raised concerns about a coordinated operation targeting specific demographics.

What Callers from 04 8004 7603 Do

Reports indicate callers from 04 8004 7603 employ a targeted screening approach. One caller immediately asked if the recipient could speak Chinese, then hung up when the answer was negative. Another contributor described receiving a call where the Chinese-speaking caller persisted in speaking Mandarin without explanation.

The behaviour pattern suggests deliberate targeting based on language ability. Contributors noted that callers from 0480047603 hung up as soon as they heard an Australian accent, indicating they are filtering for people who may be more vulnerable to social engineering or who share their language background. One contributor specifically observed this appeared to be "fishing for easy targets."

Call Patterns and Timing

Reports for 04 8004 7603 span recent activity, with calls occurring on 2 December, 3 December, and 5 December 2025. One contributor reported seeing a high number of searches for this number in the previous 30 days, suggesting increasing awareness and multiple people encountering calls from 0480047603.

The calls have reached multiple recipients across different interactions, with one contributor noting a potential connection to another similar call received the week prior from a different number. This pattern of related suspicious activity from multiple numbers warrants caution.

What to Do If You Receive a Call from 04 8004 7603

If 04 8004 7603 calls you:

• Do not: Respond in any language, engage with the caller, or provide personal information
• Do: Let it go to voicemail, hang up immediately if you answer, and block the number
• Do: Not call back - this is a key indicator of potential scam activity

Given the screening behaviour reported, callers from 0480047603 are specifically targeting people they believe may be easier to manipulate. Ending the call without engagement removes you from their target list.

How to Report 04 8004 7603

If you receive calls from 04 8004 7603 or 0480047603, report your experience to Australian authorities:

• Report to the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) at acma.gov.au - they investigate complaints about unwanted calls and maintain records used by law enforcement
• Report to Scamwatch at scamwatch.gov.au if you believe the call involved fraud or deception
• Report the number to ReportCyber at cyber.gov.au if you suspect involvement in cybercrime or data theft
• Contribute your experience on Reverseau to alert other Australians about this number

Each report strengthens the evidence against this number and helps protect other Australians from potential scams.

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