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.
Imiyalezo ye-SMS spam iyaphazamisa ekusebenziseni kwami. Ngicela ukuthi le nombolo icutshungulwe ukuze kube nomphumela omuhle.
Got three calls this month from this line, tried calling back and the line cut off instantly, man.
Inkampani yezikweletu ibizile, ngithole isikhangiso esiyinqaba esingenasidingo.
Ukushaywa yizinsolo eziyinkinga, ngiyazama ukungaphenduli njalo.
Zuerst sehr freundlich, dann aber schnippisch, sobald man kein Interesse an einer Teilnahme hat. – echt nervig.
Collectors for debts
Someone pretended to be from a financial services firm, alleging I’m listed with Credit Bureau for an outstanding debt. I hung up when I told him his claim was nonsense.
Izinhlamvu zokukweleta zivela kule nombolo, ngiyazama ukuvimbela izingcingo.
Telemarketing reps are being way too pushy, dude.
Abakwazi ukukhokha imali abayitholayo, ngiyazizwa ngicindezelekile. Inombolo ayinconyiwe.
Prozon.
Kubonakala sengathi le nombolo iyisigameko se‑scam, gcina ibhizinisi lakho liphephile.
Automated spam call received.
Каждый день получаю назойливые звонки, хотя я никому не давал разрешения.
I was approached through WhatsApp and Telegram to obtain OTP codes for several of my accounts.
Le nkonzo yezezimali ibingacacile, ngicela ukuthi ngiyibheke kahle ngaphambi kokunikeza imininingwane.
Continuously rings without stopping
Ukungazi ukuthi ubani ocelile le ngxoxo kwenza ngibe nombuzo omkhulu. Ngiyacela ukuthi baphendule ngokucacile.
They assert they got my number from LinkedIn and represent a firm named Vortex Generation (website: https://vortexgeneration.com/). They are offering a part‑time position with relatively high pay for tasks done in spare time.
Abathwali bemalimboleko bavame ukushaya ngokuphindaphindiwe, ngicela ukuthi bahloniphe izinqumo zabantu. Ngiyazama ukugwema lokhu.
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.