I have received a few calls from this number and everytime I have answered the call they have hung up on me, so today I decided to call the number back and I heard a recorded message saying something about OnePath life insurance. I will now be adding my number to the Do Not Call Register

They've started to call and hang up on me this week ... grrrr....

Not

They're still hammering away at my wife's phone, will tell ANZ I'll shift my loans elsewhere if they don't piss off.

More telemarketers probably not even really in this country.
This is pathetic and ridiculous
more so in this case I am already with the ANZ.
so I already get mail with their offers.
I think I will make a call to the bank as well as other means to get off their call list.

It's ANz

Today I received I call from (02) 8217 8051, which I heard ringing in my mobile. As it tooks some seconds for me to answer it, when I select the Answer button, I did notice that instead of someone being responding me, the call back in some way has been activated to 'call out mode' ring back to their number, as I could hear the ringing on the other side, as if I have done the call in the first place.
ON the screen of my mobile it shows both calls the one that came in from (02) 8217 8051 and the one that went out to (02) 8217 8051, WITHOUT ANY IMPUT OR ACTION FROM MY PART!
Aware that it was to connect me I canceled the call before someone had responded. It is a swindling and malicious way to take money from people by making call charges on behalf of others.
I searched on the internet about this number and lot but lot of people has suffered same experience without a way on how to STOP it.
I did researched the number in the internet, am surprisingly this number has been reported hundreds of time on various sites of doing such action. As it looks NOBODY has yet taken them down and are doing swindle business as usual at expenses of people's money.
I reported to both the QLD Ombudsman & Optus Complains. IF some one has three calls registered from this number, that is enough for the Service Provider to lodge a legal complain and report to Police

ok i am sufficiently SICK & FED UP of these stupid monkeys

been averaging 2-3 missed calls from this number (02) 8217 8051 daily for past fortnight

tried this today when phone was in hand when it rang...

1, answer & listen, don't say anything... you're "in queue" anyway

2, wait for a couple of clicks... till the autodialler connects your call to a human

3, when human says first word just YELL INTO YOUR PHONE LOUD whatever you wish to tell them

4, JUST KEEP YELLING for 5-10s then hangup.

no more Mr Nice Guy, i'm now out to get even + Interest!
(since you guys say they're bank related hey?)

You disturb my peace, you deserve your lot.

Caller: (02) 8217 8051
Call Type: Telemarketer


btw just checked my Call History on the phone, counted SEVEN (7) calls
from (02) 8217 8051 since Tuesday. Heck its not even COB Thursday now!

GRRRR!!!

now i'm even angrier... maybe should call them back & YELL AT THEM SOME MORE!!

Great advice, just did it, now I'll hope it works!

I kept getting calls from this number during work hours, I thought it might of been those ING telemarketers and im glad i found this site confirming who it was. I previously had a really bad experience from ING (really rude and persistant) after ANZ gave them my details, now I have these idiots calling me at least two times a day at work. I have added this number to my do not answer numbers. Thanks for the heads up everyone.

Just found this, quoting this thread....

http://www.news.com.au/business/fury-over-ban ... i-1225855177970

I am currently speaking to ANZ directly and they said they still do work for ING and this is their number. ING know nothing about this. I've had calls for the last week every day from this number.

I am cancelling all my accounts with ANZ now and suggest everyone else does the same. The banks won't listen to anyone but themselves and unless we all start taking action stuff like this won't stop.

We are customers of theirs and they hound us with automatic machine generated phone calls, how unprofessional for someone who is actually being PAID by us already through our fees and interest.

last message is from 19th November..but I'm here to tell you,
I'm getting 2 calls per day on my mobile and haven't answered one.
This is extremely annoying as I only have the mobile in case of
emergency (i'm rural and have 2 children as contact on phone)

This number have been calling 5 days a week 2-3 times a day when i pickup it hangs up. Have tried calling back but it goes dead as soon as answered or stops after 2 rings.
After reading the other comments i will be calling ING to get my number off the list.