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.
Le nombolo ibonakala iyinkampani yokukhangisa; ngiyithola njalo ngenkathi ngifuna imikhiqizo ethile.
Abathengi bezikweletu balapha bephinde bephazamisa, ngicela ukuthi bagcine kude.
Ayikho into ekhethekile ngale nombolo, ibukeka ingaziwa.
Ayikho incazelo ecacile, ngicabanga ukuthi kungenzeka kube yiphutha.
I answered, then the call was terminated immediately.
Inombolo yesiteleka, ngiyazigwema ngokuphelele.
Никакого ответа, просто повесили
Le nombolo iveza imizamo yokukhohlisa abantu. Kuyadabukisa ukubona ama-scam amaningi.
Le scama iyinqaba, ngiyazisola ngokuthola lezi zingcingo.
Lena i-scam ecacile, ngiyazifihla kusuka kuyo.
Ukukhangisa okungapheli kuyaphazamisa, ngiyazama ukuyeka ukubiza.
An unknown caller from the Port Nolloth region, likely a scammer – please block the number.
Quietness after the line was hung up.
Le scama ayikhohlisi, ngiyazibuza ukuthi kungani ngithola lezi.
Bulk text scam targeting unemployed individuals, classic phishing with a fake interview notice and a shady HR link, full of misspellings and odd dialect.
Это мошенники.
Ucingo lwalufuna ukuthenga impahla yakho yase-elektroniki, luphakamisa ukukhokha ku-akhawunti yakho bese luthatha impahla. Kwakuzoba ne-receipt eyinqaba, bese umthengisi othi uyayithola i-Uber ukuze athwale. Konke lokhu bekungamanga, kungakuhle ukungahambisi imali ku-akhawunti yakho kuze kube seliphume ngokuphelele, njengoba leyo yindlela evamile yokugwema ubuqili.
Unsure who it was, it appeared as spam so I blocked it... There's no reason to trust 087...
Inombolo engaziwa iyaphazamiseka njalo. Ngiyithola ibi kakhulu.
Umuntu wathi usebenza e-African Credit Union, wabuza ukuthi ngiyazi yini ukuthi ngikhokhelwa kakhulu ezinkampanini zami ezizimele. Ngimphendule ngamangala ukuthi wathi lokhu njengoba ngingenazo izinkokhelo ezinjalo. Wathi, "Kuhle, ake siqhubeke ngekheli le-IT3 credit check" noma okuthile okufanayo, afuna ukuqhubeka. Ngitshele ukuthi angifuni, angikaze nginike imvume, wabe eseshiya ucingo.
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.