# BadCall

> BadCall (badcall.com.au) is Australia's community reverse phone lookup: people look up unknown numbers that called or texted them, and report scams, telemarketers and nuisance callers so others know whether to answer. Answer it? Bad call.

- Numbers with something to show: 103,393
- Community reports: 2,012
- Listed business numbers: 102,708

## How to cite a number

Each number has one page at https://badcall.com.au/number/<digits>, e.g. https://badcall.com.au/number/0412345678 (mobile), https://badcall.com.au/number/0295109388 (landline), https://badcall.com.au/number/1300123456. The page shows the BadCall Score (0 safe - 100 bad call), the number of reports, what kind of calls they were, and the reports themselves. Reports are written by members of the public and are opinions, not verified facts.

## Machine-readable

- JSON API: https://badcall.com.au/api/v1/number/<digits> (documentation: https://badcall.com.au/api)
- Latest reports feed: https://badcall.com.au/feed.xml
- Sitemap: https://badcall.com.au/sitemap.xml

## Key pages

- [Latest reports](https://badcall.com.au/recent)
- [Trending numbers](https://badcall.com.au/trending)
- [Weekly scam alerts](https://badcall.com.au/scam-alerts)
- [Scam text checker](https://badcall.com.au/scam-text-checker)
- [Guides](https://badcall.com.au/guides)
  - [Who called me? How to find out who's behind an unknown number](https://badcall.com.au/guides/who-called-me)
  - [Silent calls: why nobody's there when you answer](https://badcall.com.au/guides/silent-calls)
  - [Debt collector calls: real or scam?](https://badcall.com.au/guides/debt-collector-calls)
  - [Charity calls and fake charity scams](https://badcall.com.au/guides/charity-scam-calls)
  - [How to block a number on iPhone, Android and landlines](https://badcall.com.au/guides/how-to-block-numbers)
  - [How to report a scam call or text in Australia](https://badcall.com.au/guides/how-to-report-scam-calls-australia)
  - [Caller ID spoofing: when scammers use a real number](https://badcall.com.au/guides/caller-id-spoofing)
  - [The Do Not Call Register: what it stops (and what it doesn't)](https://badcall.com.au/guides/do-not-call-register)
  - [The most common scam text messages in Australia](https://badcall.com.au/guides/scam-text-messages-australia)
  - [Parcel delivery scam texts (AusPost, DHL, StarTrack)](https://badcall.com.au/guides/parcel-delivery-scam-texts)
  - [Toll road scam texts (Linkt, E-Toll, EastLink)](https://badcall.com.au/guides/toll-road-scam-texts)
  - [The "Hi Mum" scam: texts from a "new number"](https://badcall.com.au/guides/hi-mum-scam)
  - [ATO, myGov and government impersonation scams](https://badcall.com.au/guides/ato-scam-calls)
  - [Bank impersonation scams: the fake "fraud team" call](https://badcall.com.au/guides/bank-impersonation-scams)
  - [One-ring missed calls from overseas (the "wangiri" scam)](https://badcall.com.au/guides/wangiri-missed-call-scam)
  - [What to do if you've been scammed](https://badcall.com.au/guides/what-to-do-if-you-have-been-scammed)