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.
Offering loan services
Merely an annoying ring.
Multiple calls from them, but they disconnect without a word. Might be a 08736237xx call center that gives a single ring to check if the line is live. Code 087 is for value-added services like VoIP.
i-FNB, ukuqinisekisa ukukhokha kwe-FNB
Checking the internet signal from Telkom, yo.
Kuyadinya kakhulu ukuphendula ucingo ngesikhathi somsebenzi futhi wamukela umyalezo wokuthengisa oqoshiwe!!! Kuba yizinto ezimnandi.
Robo voice message.
Abaqoqi bezikweletu be-MBD (ibhange le-Standard bank liyinsizwa)
telemarketer elibi
Logistics firm RTT
Sales pitch from Blue Label Telecoms
A vehicle tracking call centre tried to contact me.
Unsolicited call pretending to follow my advisor's instructions—it's not true
This is the third occasion they've phoned; when I respond, there's no sound on the other end.
Phoning several times a week! Pure harassment!
For weeks, I've received calls from +27214601009 every other day. Answering leads to silence that cuts off after 3 seconds, or it rings back. It appears linked to the Clicks Group - https://clicks.co.za/contactus.
I‑DigiKlix ihlale ithumela imiyalezo yokukhangisa. Ngiyakwazi ukubhekana nayo, kodwa ayiyona intandokazi yami.
No response / line dropped
Okunye okungacacile, akusikho izinto ezinhle kakhulu. Ngicela abantu bahlale beqaphele.
Kunezinkulumo ezingasasebenzi kahle, ngithola izingcingo eziphindaphindwayo. Kumele kube nokuthuthukiswa.
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.