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Swatting can be life-threatening. If you believe you're at risk of swatting, inform your local police station proactively.
False Emergency Calls to Your Address
Someone makes false emergency calls to send police, ambulances, or fire services to your address — creating a frightening and potentially dangerous situation.
What You Might Notice
Emergency services arrive at your home without you calling them
Police, paramedics, or fire services respond to calls you didn't make.
You learn that false reports have been filed about you
Reports to police, child protection, or other services that are fabricated.
What You Can Do
Proactively brief your local police station
Explain the risk and ask for your address to be flagged.
Report false calls as a criminal offence
Making false emergency calls is illegal. Gather evidence the calls are fabricated.
Keep documentation of all false reports
Create a chronological record with dates and responding agencies.
Important: This resource provides general information, not personal advice. Every situation is different. The actions suggested here may not be safe in your specific circumstances — particularly if the person causing harm could notice changes to your devices or accounts. Always consider your physical safety first.
If you need personalised support, contact 1800RESPECT (1800 737 732) or your local specialist domestic violence service. If you are in immediate danger, call 000.
Making false emergency reports (bomb threats, hostage situations, active shooter calls) to provoke armed law enforcement response at victim's location. Swatting creates immediate physical danger to victim and household, causes severe psychological trauma, and may result in injury or death from police response.
Law Enforcement Notification Notify local police of false report risk. Request address flagging in dispatch system.
SAFE-M-0076
Emergency Response Preparation Prepare for calm interaction with emergency services. Brief household members.
Detection Indicators
ID
Detection Indicator
SAFE-D-0067
Unexpected Emergency Response Emergency services arrive in response to unrequested call.
SAFE-D-0068
False Report Pattern Multiple false reports correlating with relationship events.
The TFA Matrix is a research framework under active development. Technique classifications, detection methods, and mitigations reflect current understanding and are subject to revision. This framework does not constitute forensic methodology, legal evidence standards, or clinical diagnostic criteria. Practitioners should apply professional judgement appropriate to their discipline and jurisdiction.