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Reverse Phone Lookup in South Africa — Recent Community Reports
Check unknown South African numbers with recent reports (Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban, Pretoria) and share your experience.
Unknown calls in South Africa
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.
Within minutes of blocking the known nuisance number 010 498 8040, this new one began ringing in the same manner, so I regarded it as suspicious and did not answer.
Offering funeral cover through a sales pitch.
Venue
Ucingo lokukhangisa alunandaba, aluthinti lutho.
Принуждают к кредиту.
Ukushaywa kokukhohlisa kuyahlasela, ngithanda ukuthi kungabi khona.
Dealer for Multichoice, just doing their thing, ya know?
Это мошенники с Авито.
Izimemezelo ezimayelana nenkohliso azincono nhlobo, ngithola izingcingo eziphazamisayo njalo. Ngiyakwazi ukuxwayisa abanye.
Никакого звука, просто сбросили, bro.
Ukukhangisa okucindezelayo kuyaphazamisa, ngiyazama ukuvimbela izimemezelo zabo.
Ababhekisi bokukhokha izikweletu bephinde bathumele izingcingo eziningi, ngicela uqaphele.
Телефонные звонки приходят, а потом трубку бросают, просят ждать соединения с оператором.
Le nombolo ayibonisi lutho olungajwayelekile, ingaba yinto ejwayelekile.
Abaqoqi bamasikweletu babiza njalo, ngiyazisola ngokuthola le nombolo.
Ngathola ucingo oluvela kwi-sos children's village, ngicabanga ukuthi bangenza umsebenzi wabo kahle kakhulu.
They rang me three times on Sunday, so I blocked the number.
Someone says they're from Capitec's fraud unit – sounds fishy, huh?
Imikhankaso yokusindisa izikweletu ayicacile, ngizizwa sengibambe iqhaza elingenamsebenzi.
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FAQ — South Africa
How to verify callers in South Africa?
Use the official website/app number; avoid calling back the unknown number; check in‑app messages.
Do prefixes prove location?
No. Portability/VoIP make 011/021/031/012 and 06/07/08 ranges unreliable as proof of origin.
Common patterns?
Delivery updates, bank callbacks, 2FA codes; robocalls, parcel/account phishing and scripted sales.
Useful report details?
Caller type, purpose, date/time, and cues that guided your decision.