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.
Within an hour I got five calls that disconnected the moment I answered; callbacks drop instantly as well.
That call center is total junk, mate, avoid it!
Got a ring about the “white pages” scam, bro, be cautious!
Izifonela eziphazamisa zisanda ngabe sezifinyelela ebubanzini, ngiyanxusa ukuthi ziphele.
Ukukhangisa okubukhali kwenza ngizwe sengathi ngiphushwa ngenkampani engafuni amathuba ami.
Imiyalezo ye-SMS engafunwa iyaphazamisa, ngiyazama ukuyivala.
That's rude, buddy. lol
Le nombolo iyithumela imiyalezo engenasidingo, ngiyithola kaningi ngemuva kokuba ngifake inombolo yami.
An autodialer is blasting me – numbers begin with +2710017xxxx. I get endless rings, and even after blocking them they pop up with fresh prefixes. lol
Imiyalezo yama-airtime ibonakala iyinqaba, ngicela ungazami ukungikhokha.
I-Quay 1 realty ingifonela kaningi, ngicela ukuthi ingabe ngiyakwazi ukulalela.
Repeated calls keep asking for an unknown person.
A scammer posed as Woolworths Financial Services; I rang ABSA fraud and they verified it was a phishing attack, bro.
The caller claims to be from Google Maps, but I’m not convinced; that’s the response I got when I called back from another line. Trying to keep this site updated so we all know whether to answer such calls.
Le robocall spam iyaphazamisa, ayinankinga kodwa ngiyavuma ukuthi ayifanele ukuthola isikhathi sami.
Ngithole lo mphone ngezikhathi eziningi ezicindezelayo. Akuthandi kangako, ngibona sengathi iyazama ukungcolisa inombolo yami.
There's a robo‑ad now that asks you to press digits for relevant promos. haha
Do not answer this call centre; it’s a waste of time.
Looks like a spoofed number, man, be careful!
Keeps persisting, switching to similar numbers each time, dude, watch out!
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.