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.
Ukushaywa kwenombolo engenamsebenzi (Ping Call) kuyaphazamisa, ngiyazama ukungaphenduli. Kuhle ukwazi ukuthi lezi zishayelo zingase zibe zinezizathu ezithile.
Looks like a shady debt‑collection racket calling me. — yeh
Ngithola izingcingo eziphazamisa kakhulu, azihloniphi umngane wami.
Received ten separate calls between 2 and 5 p.m., wow. — ugh
Le nombolo ye-Telemarketer ingaba usizo noma ingcono, kodwa qaphela amaphromoshini.
Called me more than sixty times, insane. — man
Ukubiza kuvela kwinkampani engaziwa yomhlaba wezindlu, ngicabange ukuthi kungaba uhlobo lokutshengisa.
An automated robo‑call tried to pitch debt relief, but it’s just spam – ignore it, okay?
Ukukhangisa okusheshayo kungikhathaza, bazama ukudlula imingcele ngaphandle kokubuza ukuthi ngiyafuna yini.
This is just junk trying to push insurance – lol.
Frequent daily calls to a fresh number known by only three individuals, yet the number isn’t among them. I ignored it
The rep claimed they worked for a client and that I supposedly opened a policy, which is obviously bogus. I told them straight up I have no policy with them and hung up, haha.
Infas ibonakala ingaziwa, izingcingo zabo azinakho ukucaciswa. Ngiyazisola ngalezi zinkulumo.
Vermutlich handelt es sich um linke Faschisten. – merkwürdig.
Kukhona okuthile okungaqondakali kule nkulumo, ngicabanga ukuthi kungaba yinkonzo ejwayelekile.
Imiyalezo yokukhangisa eqhubekayo iyacasula, ngiyifuna ingavuliwe.
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Ihla ngokukhawuleza.
Einmal klingelte es, ich war nicht im Raum und als ich zum Telefon ging, wurde aufgelegt. Wenn das Umfrage‑Anruf sein soll, sollte man wenigstens warten, bis jemand abhebt. Ich habe die Nummer trotzdem blockiert, weil ich solche Anrufe nicht möchte.
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.