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.
Scam trash
Keeps trying to reach me all day long. Each time I was too slammed to grab it, which, scanning other notes, feels like dodging a bullet, yo.
According to additional remarks
Requested my ID number and which bank I bank with. Said they'd follow up soon for the loan app completion
Yeka ukuxhumeka ngokushesha
Le nombolo, noma enye efanayo, yangishayela amahlandla amaningi! Ngesinye isikhathi izingcingo ezithule!
Keeps pushing insurance sales aggressively
I’m asking why my money was taken.
Izingcingo zabathwali bonyaka ziphinda zibe nzima, azinayo intshisekelo.
Umlayezo we-SMS spam ufika kaningi, uqukethe izixhumanisi ezingaziwa. Kuhle ukuvimbela le nombolo ukuze ugweme ukungcoliswa.
Le scam ibingacacile, ngiyazama ukuvimbela izinombolo ezinjalo.
Agents offering insurance services
Ukukhangisa okungathandeki, ngicela bangithumele imininingwane engaphezulu.
Le nombolo ibonakala iyiscam, ngiyazama ukuyivala.
Ucingo olungelona oluhle aluthandiwe, ngicela ukuthi lungenzeki.
Ngithola izingcingo ezingenasizathu ezihlaba umxhwele, ngicabanga ukuthi kuyiscam.
Ukukhangisa okungapheli kubonakala kuyiphazamiseko, ngiyazama ukungawaphenduli.
Received a call from 270‑951‑2136 with an automated message about a failed delivery and fees. Obviously a scam since I have no deliveries scheduled. Heads up!
Insolvency.
RopeWorx inombolo ethembekile, ngithola izimpendulo ezisheshayo lapho ngiyabiza.
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.