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.
Ukukhangisa okungenasidingo kungithikameza ngezinye izikhathi, ngicela ukuthi kube nendlela engcono yokuxhumana.
Ayikho imininingwane, ngiyabona ukuthi kungaba okungaziwa.
Background voices were audible, then the caller fell silent and terminated the call. I tried redialing twice, ignored the number, blocked it, and later blocked a variant of the same caller.
Provides a quotation for car insurance
Пропущенный звонок.
Abaqoqi beboleko bahlala bengicindezela, ngiyaphoxa.
A recruiter reached out for an interview, but it felt like a scam.
Kubonakala sengathi lokhu kwakuwusizo lokukhwabanisa, ngiyazama ukugwema lezo zingozi.
Le nombolo iyinhlobo ye‑ping call, ayinayo imininingwane enembile.
Received identical robocalls from two separate numbers today, from Clientele Legal.
This number rings me up to four times each month – a real nuisance.
Fraudsters pose as Telkom Directory staff, urging you to complete your details while they claim to be updating their list. Ignore the fine print and tell them to go away. Afterwards, they claim you owe a payment you never consented to, bombarding you with persistent calls demanding money. Do not pay.
A suspicious call asked me to press 1, after which 2000 was stolen from my JazzCash emergency fund. This fake scenario needs to be reported.
Numerous calls are received, and each time I pick up, the line disconnects immediately.
Laba abathumele ama-call awusizo, babonakala bengabazali. Ngicela ubalekele le nombolo.
Le nombolo ayinakho okunye ukuxhumana okusebenzayo, ngiyazibuza ukuthi kungani ingaphenduli.
This was an unsolicited spam call
That lady is running a scam, bro.
Le nombolo ayinayo imininingwane ethile, ngakho-ke ayinayo imizwa eqondile.
Williams Bike Shop inikela ngezinsiza ezithembekile, ngithole ulwazi oluhle ngokushaya le nombolo.
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.