Telstra are blocking millions of them, but the number of scam calls is greater than even this.

Imagine getting a call from your own husband when it’s perfectly obvious he cannot actually be calling. Did you think initially that his phone had been stolen or something of that sort?

It’s a real problem.

If you’re in the mood, there are some interesting YouTube channels run by IT experts who have been trained in “scammer fighting” and have looked resources to gather information on, identify, interrupt with illegal activities, waste the time of, shut down, etc. various scammers in their call centres. These guys are able to do this while not exposing their own real/actual devices to the scammers.

Two in particular are entertaining but very adept, and they reveal the typical tricks and scripts of those employed at the call centres.

https://youtube.com/c/ScammerPayback (known as Pierogi)
https://youtube.com/c/KitbogaShow (known as Kitboga)