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.
Some guy pretended to be from Capitec, claimed an unauthorized debit order, then hung up when I checked the app and saw Capitec wasn’t on the line. Watch out, man.
Inkampani yezinsizakalo zezimali ibonakala ingathembekile, ngiyazisa abantu ukuthi bahlale beqaphela.
Inshurensi engikhuluma nayo ibonakala ithembekile, ngiyabonga.
Got two calls in quick succession, but the line dropped as soon as I answered, lol.
Ucingo lwesikhangiso sezindlu lube lukhulu, ngicela nginqande izikhangiso.
Никакого звука, просто отключили
They keep dialing non‑stop, never take no for an answer and won’t take me off their marketing list, bro.
Only music is heard, nobody actually speaks
No voicemail left after a missed call
Someone claims I owe R397; when I said I have no such account, they said the call was being recorded.
Two.
The call was terminated as soon as I answered.
Ayikho imininingwane, ngicabanga ukuthi le nombolo ingaba ingaqondakali.
I received no response after saying hello.
Er ruft täglich zu unterschiedlichen Zeiten an, sogar spät abends. Das ist echt lästig. – puh.
Hi, this number left several unanswered calls on my phone without a voicemail. Couldn't figure out the caller. Any details from you? Know who it is?
I received nine calls in a single day, coming from multiple numbers, not only this one.
Le nombolo ibonakala ivame ukushaywa ngezinhlobo ezihlukahlukene zokuhlukunyezwa. Ngiyazisola ukuthi ngithola izingcingo ezinjalo.
The number 0217534723 corresponds to the identical robocall.
Kunezinto ezihlukahlukene ezivela kule nombolo, ngiyazifaka ekubukeni.
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.