A call arrived at an inconvenient moment. The speaker identified themselves as a telemarketer promoting products I have no interest in.
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.
At 10:18, +27488805564 called; I have no idea who it was. Possibly a sales pitch?
Got a robocall offering loans to people in debt, typical spam – bro.
My landline continuously receives calls offering car insurance quotes.
Quiet call, no voice heard.
Umsebenzisi womshini anginayo i-akhawunti ye-FNB icika wtf
Ucingo oluthule alunandaba, ngiyaxolisa ngale ndlela.
paymyfines.co.za
No one picks up the phone
What a crappy number, man
Blood transfusion from Western Province
Just telemarketers at it again.
Four times daily.
Rings but stays silent after I respond
Between September 1st and 8th, I got 61 calls from them. I messaged via Facebook, emailed, and called. They barred me on Facebook and continue ringing me anyway!!!! I signed up at https://blds.co.za/opt-out yet the calls persist. I've even added myself to www.nationaloptout.org to make them quit! Fed up with this harassment
Awful call, no desire for them to ring my line
Anzeigen, die nerven.
Nombolo enezimemezelo ezimbi, ibonakala iyisigebengu. Ngiyazama ukuyigwema.
A spam call selling car insurance keeps bothering me.
Ukushaya kwezinhlelo zokusongela, ngabe leyo i-scam.
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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.