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Here’s a List of Government-Approved Fake Phone Numbers – Gizmodo Australia
If you’re looking for a fake phone number to use in Australia, the government has approved list that’s great for fiction as well as privacy.
If you’re looking for a fake phone number to use, it turns out there’s a list available in Australia.
The Australia Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has an entire section of its website dedicated to fake phone numbers.
Why fake numbers?
Works of fiction like movies and TV shows often need to include phone numbers. The problem is that people can then try and call those numbers for funsies.
An example of this is in an episode of How I Met Your Mother. The character of Barney puts his mobile…
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