Phone scammers find new ways to trick Aussies
One in 10 Australians are being bombarded with an avalanche of nuisance calls from potential scammers, a new survey has found.
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| Hazard level: | 64 % |
| Number of ratings: | 9× |
| Latest rating: | Dec 11, 2025 Add comment |
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| Last viewed: | Dec 11, 2025 |
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One in 10 Australians are being bombarded with an avalanche of nuisance calls from potential scammers, a new survey has found.
Scammers are currently 'bombarding' the Irish public with phone calls, according to Newstalk's technology correspondent Jess Kelly.
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1800 504 021 is the Electric Ireland credit control number and they call customers who have outstanding balances to pay.
Safe Dec 11, 2025 00
1800504021 is Electric Ireland credit control number ...they chase u for payments
Safe Feb 13, 2025 00
Scam number asking me to pay a bill not due. re-directs to very convincing clone of electric Ireland website.
Unsafe Jun 19, 2023 00
Scam! Ask for paying my electric bill for a company I’m not with... Has called several times. It is then not possible to end the call. Only turning off the router ends the call.
Unsafe Jun 16, 2023 00
Electric Ireland bill, but I'm not with that company
Unsafe Jun 09, 2023 00
Not a good number. That is the number I was asked to call to pay my bill but they obviously stopped using company names after the first complaint on this website and I would imagine that they are the ones who said it was on the website. I got a message from a 087 number asking me to call that 1800 number. I don’t know how they got a 1800 number but it is only to make it more believable to give them your bank information. If the Gards were any good they could find out who is paying for the 1800 number and fast but I know they won’t be smart enough to do that first and by the time they get around to it they’ll all be gone. I know that you have to prove that you are Irish and you have a good reason to get a .ie website so a free phone number should be similar
Unsafe Apr 17, 2023 00
This was the number provided to pay an electric bill for a company I am not with
Nuisance Oct 25, 2022 00
This is the phone number of Electric Ireland - it's on their website.
Safe Sep 09, 2021 0-3
Sep 16, 2022 00
The number sent a text saying that I need to pay my electric bill for a company I’m not with
Unsafe Aug 18, 2021 +10
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