Check unknown South African numbers with recent reports (Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban, Pretoria) and share your experience.
Unsure about a South African number? Explore concise community notes to judge calls and texts. In Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban and Pretoria you’ll see both legitimate callbacks (deliveries, banking, appointments) and waves of robocalls or phishing. Geographic prefixes like 011 (Johannesburg), 021 (Cape Town), 031 (Durban), 012 (Pretoria) and mobile ranges 06/07/08 do not reliably prove identity or exact location due to portability and VoIP — treat them as context.
Verification: call back via the official number on the company website/app, check in‑app notices, and never share one‑time codes by phone. Use device/carrier blocking for repeat issues and leave a short, factual note here to help others.
Unknown number called after normal business hours, raising suspicion of spam or scam, so I ignored it initially.
Disconnected immediately after I picked up.
Around twenty calls a day come from these numbers: 0792095734, 0758, 05830, 05696, 05671, 05317.
Received a brief ping‑type call.
Ukushayela okungaqondakali, ngicabanga ukuthi kuyisicelo esiyinqaba.
Ucingo lwe-Ping Call luvela kaningi, ngicela abantu baluqaphele.
Le nombolo ye-Ping Call ijwayele ukushaywa, ingaba yinkinga.
Someone is blatantly engaging in identity theft to swindle money from victims.
Ayikho imininingwane, kodwa ngizwa izingcingo ezivela kule nombolo ezingenasizathu.
That person uses other people's identities to execute serious fraud.
A caller claiming to be from Ford contacted me, reaching out to anyone they thought might know me in order to obtain personal information. They gave very little about themselves and asked open‑ended questions about the person they were searching for, hoping I would supply details. Do not answer any of their queries.
Le Ping Call ingumthwalo ongezansi, ayikho inhloso ecacile.
Usually I ignore it, yet this number still generates numerous calls, triggering a potential spam alert on my device.
Ucingo lwe-Ping alunamsebenzi, alukwazi ukuhlinzeka ngolwazi.
Ukushaywa kwenombolo okucasulayo, akuthandiwe nhlobo.
Block immediately! I have no clue who they’re trying to reach.
Fraudsters attempt to steal your airtime by asking for the OTP from your service app and then draining the entire balance.
I-first help towing ibonakala ithembekile; ngathola usizo olusheshayo ngenkathi ngidinga i-tow.
After you tell them you’re not interested, the call is terminated.
I asked the caller what the call was regarding; they responded rudely, said “never mind,” and hung up—very unprofessional.
Use the official website/app number; avoid calling back the unknown number; check in‑app messages.
No. Portability/VoIP make 011/021/031/012 and 06/07/08 ranges unreliable as proof of origin.
Delivery updates, bank callbacks, 2FA codes; robocalls, parcel/account phishing and scripted sales.
Caller type, purpose, date/time, and cues that guided your decision.