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.
Ha ke a kgopela, ka hona ke e thibile hore e se ke ya ntshela.
Ucingo oluthule luyakhathaza, angithandi ukuthola lolu hlobo lwezicelo.
Silence on the line, only a robotic voice
Annoying telemarketer
Ignore these calls
Ucingo olungafunwa. Benqaba ukuyeka ukushayela.
Angazi lolu number kodwa selungitshelile izikhathi ezimbalwa. Kwakufana neringi eyodwa kunokuba ucingo lwangempela ngakho ngakwazanga ukumukela. Akukho myalezo, akukho lwa internet. Uyazi ukuthi safe ukubuyisela?
Ukushayela kule nombolo yezezimali kubonakala kuyingozi. Ngiyithola ingavikelekile.
Kukhona imikhankaso yokukhangisa eqhubekayo, ngicela ukuthi abantu bahlale beqaphile.
Abaqoqi bezikweletu bayangihlupha njalo ebusuku. Ngicela bangayeki ukungithinta.
A debt‑review firm is pressuring me to settle my obligations.
Молчание/отключили
Le nombolo ayicacile, kodwa ngiyithola ingakhulumi kahle; kungcono ukungayiphenduli.
Ukukhangisa kwabo kwaba nemibhalo emifushane, ngiyacela ukuthi bacacise kabanzi.
Kubonakala sengathi le nombolo iyisigebengu sokukhohlisa abantu. Ngicela abantu bahlale beqaphela futhi basebenzise izindlela zokuvikela.
Avoid this scammer at all costs, definately stay clear.
A firm that mainly provides debt‑review assistance, employing a recorded or robotic voice during calls.
Lots of calls from here, but it's silent and then disconnects.
Lokhu kungukukhwabanisa - kuthi unephephandaba ku-JSE futhi bazama ukukwenza ubhalise insizakalo yomthengisi. Ungakhohlwa
No clue, man.
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.