Comments on 1300 661 508

65.00%
Spam Score
4 complaints this year, 75 total complaints

4 complaints this year, 75 total complaints

Comments on 1300 661 508


Anonymous

Posted on May 15, 2021
Caller type: Unknown
Location: Australia
NOT a scam.
ago.gov.au
Lodgement support line
1300 661 508
They do call from private a number.
If you have any outstanding lodgements or debt, they will call you and let you know. Ask for a reference number if you don't want to take the call and call back.
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Anonymous

Posted on April 27, 2021
Caller type: Scam call
Location: Australia
Caller: Tax office ...

FALSE SCAMMERS... I have no tax debt...
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SCAMBUSTER

Posted on January 24, 2018
Caller type: Scam call
Location: Australia
Scam scam scam scam scam scam scam scam scam scam scam scam scam scam scam scam scam scam scam scam scam scam scam scam scam scam scam scam scam scam scam scam scam scam scam scam scam scam scam scam scam scam scam scam scam scam scam scam scam scam scam scam scam scam scam scam scam scam scam scam scam scam scam scam scam scam scam scam scam scam scam scam
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Anna

Posted on November 11, 2016
Caller type: Unknown
Location: Australia
I called to ATO and they said it's not their number.
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Kate

Posted on August 19, 2014
Caller type: Unknown
Location: Australia
The ATO always asks for an account identifier, preferably a TFN (refer https://www.ato.gov.au/About-ATO/About-us/Contact-us/Phone-us/Individuals-enquiries/), the ATO needs to ensure you are who you say you are. You wouldn't expect to call any other government department or your financial institution or even your energy supplier without providing an account identifier and establishing proof of your identity, why would the ATO be any different?
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Anonymous

Posted on January 15, 2024
Caller type: Scam call
Location: Australia
Careful, these days scammers can imitate genuine phone numbers (fake links etc. etc). If you have a MyGov account check in to see if the Tax Office has been genuinely trying to contact you.
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Anonymous

Posted on January 15, 2024
Caller type: Unknown
Location: Australia
Caller: Supposedly the Tax Office

Using a legit number to cover a scam!
Why would they be calling us and leaving messages?
We are pensioners.
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Anonymous

Posted on September 22, 2023
Caller type: Unknown
Location: Australia
Caller: ATO but not really

Anyone who gets a call from this number should never give out any personal info over the phone. Make an appt and go in personally to resolve. Call ato main number and ask them.
My accountant does my tax and she said scam as ato emails them directly of any issues. Protect your information people
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Anonymous

Posted on May 19, 2023
Caller type: Scam call
Location: Australia
Caller: Australian Tax Office

This is definitely a legitimate number for the Australian Tax Office. So as far as the law is concerned this is not a scam.

However, the whole concept of income tax and almost every tax (except for Land Value Tax) is a scam. So this is definitely a scam to extract your wages from you.
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Arlo

Posted on April 11, 2023
Caller type: Unknown
Location: Australia
Caller: "ATO"

there are a lot of scam reviews for this number, but that is because scammers are spoofing the number (for those who aren't technology savvy, they can change their caller ID to any other number)...
if anyone calls you claiming to be any government department, get a reference number, and go to that website and call them back via that number, DO NOT call any number they give you, the only information you should take from them is a reference number, DO NOT give them ANY information until you can verify that it is the actual department.
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Anonymous

Posted on February 28, 2023
Caller type: Unknown
Location: Australia
I got an Indian lady too also wanted my bank details, when I said why "you haven't even identified yourself yet, let alone told me what this even in regards to. She said "its for your ABN records, I said I don't have an ABN I never have. Then she said " oh ok well I should be able to get around that, then the phone went quiet for so long. It was not like talking to the ATO at all. Wierd experience. I hung up
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Anonymous

Posted on February 16, 2023
Caller type: Service
Location: Australia
Caller: ATO

The best information! I used the ATO website that "Sally" provided the address for and the whole list of numbers, including this one, was there. Thank you, Sally!
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Singh

Posted on February 15, 2023
Caller type: Service
Location: Australia
Caller: Australia Taxation Office (ATO)

This is a valid Australian Taxation Office (ATO) number. It is listed on the ATO Contact Us page under:

Lodgment support (call-back line) – if we reach out to you to offer help, you can call us back on this number.
Only phone this number if we contact you by phone, SMS or letter. For general enquiries use our Lodge and Pay line. If we phone you, you won't see a number on caller ID.
1300 661 508External Link
8:00 am to 6:00 pm
Monday to Friday

https://www.ato.gov.au/About-ATO/Contact-us/?=Redirected_URL
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Anonymous

Posted on December 1, 2022
Caller type: Unknown
Location: Australia
November 2022. I just rang they use the ATO voice print to confirm my identity so they asked for no personal information and they knew all of my tax history it was just a direct number that they don’t give out and I skip the queue as they had given me a reference number
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Kim

Posted on November 11, 2022
Caller type: Political call
Location: Australia
Caller: 1300 661 508

They call you with a private number, and you should call back manually, as with any callers from banks, gov offices, etc.
if you see a number it could be fake?

This is legit and listed on the ATO website https://www.ato.gov.au/About-ATO/Contact-us/ (visited 2022-11-11)
It says: Lodgment support (call-back line) – if we reach out to you to offer help, you can call us back on this number.
Only phone this number if we contact you by phone, SMS or letter. For general enquiries use our Lodge and Pay line. If we phone you, you won't see a number on caller ID.
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sally

Posted on November 8, 2022
Caller type: Unknown
Location: Australia
I had a call at 6pm from an Indian gentleman on this number claiming to be the ATO. He refused to give me a name until I gave him a tax file number, which I did not. I asked who the call was in relation to, and he said he did not know who he was calling. If this is the ATO, then its a sad state of affairs that they are not prepared to ask for me by name. And I also logged on to the ATO and have nothing outstanding. Very odd.
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Anonymous

Posted on October 24, 2022
Caller type: Unknown
Location: Australia
Dodgy scam!
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Don

Posted on April 22, 2022
Caller type: Unknown
Location: Australia
The number is 100% legit. If in doubt of any ATO scams go to: https://www.ato.gov.au/general/online-services/identity-security-and-scams/scam-alerts/
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Anonymous

Posted on February 24, 2022
Caller type: Unknown
Location: Australia
No caller ID, scam, and those who say it’s real, they are apart of the scam!
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Anonymous

Posted on February 8, 2022
Caller type: Unknown
Location: Australia
I believe this is a tax office number.
As with anything in government they are from another planet.
It gives you 2 days to call them back.
I dont answer private numbers and they should have a text instead.
I got the voicemail on the phone instead and rang the number where you have to type in the tax file number or the abn etc.
I inherited my phone so I dont even know who they are calling let alone what about.
So what do I type in?
No doubt countless hours of my life lost yet to come.
Just as well they are a monopoly.
The only union not to have its membership collapse? Public service.

Anonymous
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