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.
Multiple daily calls occur, but nobody answers when I pick up; the last four digits keep changing, with two to three attempts each day.
I-King Price Insurance ibonakala njengomthengisi, kodwa le nombolo ayikaze ingene ngempela.
Apparently I won a lottery I never entered! The provided link leads to a phishing site – stay away!
Kuhlehlisa isikhathi sami ngocingo olungaziwa, ngibona lokhu kuyiscam.
Izinzuzo eziphezulu ziyashiywa, kodwa imisebenzi yabo ayikho eqondile. Ngicela babuyekeze indlela yabo.
Abaqoqi bezikweletu bathumela imilayezo kule nombolo, ngakho-ke ngiyaxwayisa abantu bakho ukuthi bangaphenduli ngaphandle kokuhlola.
Le nombolo ye-King Price Insurance iyithimakethe, ngiyazibuza ukuthi ngabe kunenhloso yokuthengisa noma ukunikela ngolwazi.
Ngithole le nombolo ebuzwa imibuzo, kodwa ayikho ingcindezi enkulu.
Les foutus spammeurs n’en finissent jamais. Une ligne de téléphone c’est privé, bordel !
Got a ring at 00:47 am – looks like a scam, dude.
Le nombolo ifaka izinsizakalo zezezimali, ngiyazibuza ukuthi izoba nezinzuzo ezimnandi. Ngifuna ukubona.
Inquired whether I submitted a credit card request; if affirmative, they'll proceed, otherwise terminate it.
they hung up right after i picked up, man
bucela umuntu ongayena
Call about gambling
Bogus telemarketing for auto coverage
Frequent rings from this contact. Only tunes play upon picking up.
Ngiyivimbe ngenxa yezingcwaba ezangaphambilini, babeka ucingo phansi endlebeni yakho, abayiyo abasebenza kahle futhi baphinde bafona ngokufanayo
Le call ibonakala iyiskhama, ingxoxo ayizange icacise lutho futhi ngiyivale ngokushesha.
Kukhona abaqoqi bezikweletu abathintana ngalombolo, ngakho-ke kungaba yingozi uma ungazi ukuthi kungani bexhumana nawe. Qaphela futhi ungalokothi unikeze imininingwane yakho.
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.