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.
Ukushushiswa okuphindaphindiwe kule nombolo kuyaphazamisa, ngiyazama ukuyivala.
Le nombolo iyahlupha, ngiyithola njalo ngemuva kokuxhumana nabanye.
Umthengisi wezokukhangisa uqinisekisa, kodwa ngithola imiyalezo eminingi.
Ayikho incazelo, ngicabanga ukuthi kungenzeka kube inombolo engaziwa.
Angitholi lutho oluwusizo ekuxhumeni kwabo, kuyadabukisa.
Irritating debt collectors hang up; when I redial, they answer as Nimble Debt Collectors.
Ukuthintwa okungaqondakali, ngabe kuyizimemezelo ezimfishane nje?
Le nombolo ye-Ping Call iyaphinda futhi ayinakho okuthile okubalulekile.
Beware of a subscription trap disguised as hype for a game called "Ball Blast". Simply playing the game supposedly qualifies you to win a share of ZAR30 000. The subscription costs R2 per day, deducted from your airtime balance as a WASP service. In reality, many high‑quality games are available for free on app stores and itch.io. Please avoid spending money on this "Pay me! You might WIN!" scheme.
ULaurent M Naidoo ubike le nombolo njengethembekile; ngiyavuma ukuthi izimemezelo zakhe zazicacile futhi azikho izinkinga.
Not familiar with you, so I’m not picking up your calls, alright.
Inombolo ye-DVM/VVM, ibonakala iyinkampani yokuqoqwa kwemali, ngiyazigwema.
Spam SMS bragging about a R75k Mastercard giveaway for some ‘exclusive’ fan club, charging R3 daily from your airtime until you quit – yo.
I-McCarthy Nissan Germiston ibonakala iyinombolo ethembekile, ngiyabonga ngokungazisa ngemikhiqizo emisha.
Imiyalezo ye-SMS engaceliwe ihlale iyinkinga; lokhu kungase kube ubuhlungu bemiyalezo.
Jeden Tag kommt ein Anruf, aber keine Nachricht auf der Mailbox – sehr lästig.
I-MTN upgrades izama ukungicindezela ngengxoxo emfushane, ngiyawathanda amathuba kodwa ngiyafuna ukuhlola izimo.
Details of accounts are being stolen in South Africa.
Identity theft via takeover of the account.
Posing as a Capitec bank official, they deal with identity‑theft accounts.
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.