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.
Bashaye bangithi badlula izikweletu zikaNedbank, kodwa angikaze ngisebenze neNedbank - ngisho nanye. Bacela ulwazi lomuntu siqu, engikwazanga ukulinika, baqhubeke nokwenza izixwayiso eziningi mayelana nezenzo zobumthetho njll.
Notification that my Nedbank credit card is about to expire and I need to arrange delivery of a replacement. Call seemed legitimate.
Automated DA
Irritating, won't stop ringing
No response when I try calling back. Likely debt collectors.
Ngingaqiniseki ngalombolo, ayicaci ukuthi iyini.
A communications firm attempted an independent survey; after I declined and asked for my details to be removed, the representative hung up.
Inombolo ye-Standard Bank ayicacisi kahle, ngibona iqiniso lokuthi idinga ukungciphisa ukushintshashintsha.
Izimpendulo zocwaningo ezithunyelwa kule nombolo azikhulumi kahle.
A text spam arrived at 16:28 on 09/10/2024: "Courier:Your parcel is now at our hub. To continue delivery, please pay R16.13 via https://t.ly/D0SSn on the portal."
Ukukhangisa okungapheli kuveza umuzwa wokuthi ngiyaxhashazwa. Ngicela ukwehlisa lezo zicelo.
Kubonakala kuyisikweletu esiyingozi, ngiyimeme ngale nombolo.
Kubonakala kuyiscam, ngiyigwema ngokuphelele.
They alleged I was duped by a Mr. Harrison and needed to reverse a transaction, then tried to guide me through a banking app for an instant cash transfer. I reported it to the bank's fraud department, but the original number now always goes to voicemail.
Le nombolo ingumkhuhlane we-Scam, ngabe yenza isiphepho esikhulu. Ngiyazwela abantu abathola izingcingo ezinjalo.
Ukukhangisa kwale nombolo bekungacaci kahle, ngicela imininingwane eningi.
Deceptive activity / scam
The courier service used by MFC to deliver NATAS documents.
Ngithole i-scam engifundisa ukuthi ngigcine iphephile. Umphumela wukuthi ngizoba maningi ekuqapheni.
The organization labels itself as a "Verified Partner" on other platforms and seems to be WesBank calling from this line. I got two calls a minute apart, then another set thirty minutes later from +27 11 632 8000, even after I told them they had the wrong number.
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.