When I picked up and said hello there was complete silence, but when I listened really carefully I could smell bad breath.

Caller: Vodafone

Picked up and took a while to answer back. Vodafone Offering new plan, didn’t feel safe giving details over the phone. Told them I would go in store

I have worked in many call centres in Melbourne alongside Indian colleagues on the desks next to me who cop at least 50% more abuse than the rest of us, every. single. day. Please be kind and simply ask where they are based if thats important to you.

I answered, but no-one spoke back.

I called back number (02) 9015 3806 reached IVR for Vodafone.

Tell me why our carriers cant block these idiots...They are using Aussie numbers ...and they are doing nothing about it...forget climate change...i want my my security back on my phone...

They’ve tried to call me 5 times in the last day

Caller: Some c*nt

f*ck off

I looked it up its one of vodafones contact numbers it is listed on their website its for new offers to their Vodafone customers

Answered the call, received high pitched screech, so I hung up

Caller: I don't know

glad of these reports -- I don't pick up numbers I don't know these days -- I'll check in their shop

Caller: Said they were from Vodafone.

Called offering deals, and asked for my pin.
I said I would call Vodafone.

They said they were from"Waterfall" and that I had an account with them. I said I have no account with "Waterfall" and I hanged up. I now realise he was trying to say "Vodafone". Haha

Answered and then the phone started ringing in my ear

Caller: Don't know

Called me twice in consecutive days. When I answered a silence. I did not speak again as I suspected a robocall. I have now blocked the number. Thanks to the forum for identifying this number as an issue.

Rings for 5 seconds, and leaves blank voicemails. Suspect scam

Caller: Vodafone [however read on for details]

If you are with Vodafone and getting repeated calls from this number or any number claiming to be Vodafone DO NOT GIVE them details. Instead call Vodafone directly and tell them what's happening. My husband & I just called Vodafone ourselves. What we discovered is this;
1] If you are not the account holder they should never be calling you in the first place [we knew that].
2] If you are the account holder and they call you they should NEVER be asking you details of your account [we also knew that]
3] Vodafone do outsource and some of those outsourcers employ people who get over zealous and call numbers they shouldn't let Vodafone know this as they will deal with it BUT there is 4th good reason to contact Vodafone as we just discovered. Some of those outsourcers have connections to scammers. That is why they can sound so incredibly the 'real deal' if you answer.

[I had demanded they stop calling me so this caller asked my name and I said 'Why? YOU called ME!" So she said "I need the account holders name". I said; "Well I'm not the account holder therefore all the more reason YOU shouldn't be calling ME"]

Vodafone have a policy to file police reports when their numbers are hijacked/used to scam.

My husband had told me to block all the calls whilst he calls Vodafone directly via his account statement. I didn't block as I had one of my sixth sense feelings that they might want the numbers.
I was correct
We had a 20 minute chat where a police report has now been filed for each of the numbers that have been calling my number these last 4 days to the point of every TWO hours.
Vodafone take this seriously and wanted every number that had called me so they can file reports.
We even have a reference number for said filed reports.

Caller: Unable to understand

I can see that Vodaphone gets attributed to this number but callers reporting very unVodaphone-like behaviours. I’m wondering if they haven’t just cloned the number & run it through VOIP to fool us.?

Unknown

I didn't answer but they have tried to call me yesterday afternoon and twice today, so I checked this website and have now blocked them.