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Reverse Phone Lookup in South Africa — Recent Community Reports

Check unknown South African numbers with recent reports (Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban, Pretoria) and share your experience.

Unknown calls in South Africa

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.

27218164167 Harassment Call Francois Ackerman

They ring and request your residential address.

27104968151 SMS

Marked as suspected spam, I answered but heard nothing

27100552558 Harassment Call

They keep dialing me! I have no ties to Discovery Bank, ugh.

27313960265 Harassment Call

Ukushaywa kwezinsongo akukuhle; le nombolo ibonakala ihlaba umkhosi.

492283822567 Survey

Am Freitagabend um etwa 19 Uhr kam ein Anruf, aber mein Diensthandy war natürlich nicht verfügbar. Die Nummer ist nicht öffentlich, na klar.

492283822567 Unknown

Ein Anruf auf dem Handy bestand nur aus einem Piepton; ich habe die Nummer daraufhin blockiert.

27879423950 Telemarketing
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Ke kae kapa kae kapa kereke e letsetsa motho ka nako ya mosebetsi, lihora tsa mosebetsi KA TLHANYO KA 18 LEKANE!!!! E nyahamisang, e sa amoheleheng le e sa rateheng!!!

27110559800 Financial Discovery
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From Discovery, dude.

27318195500 Silent Call
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Ngithole ucingo oluningi kule nomboro, kepha akekho okhuluma uma ngimukela. Kuyacwaswa kakhulu lokho

27215568397 Unknown
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He refused to disclose his name or the purpose of his call.

27110454931 Scam Nedbank
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They mentioned suspicious transactions on my credit card, including specific figures. They inquired about recent usage and such. I contacted Nedbank to verify the call's legitimacy—it wasn't valid. Remember, legitimate callers should already possess your information and provide it, rather than requesting yours.

27212040872 Telemarketing Telemarketer
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Some telemarketer, but thick North African accent made it impossible to catch the company or offer

27117100432 Callcenter
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Persistent calls that won't quit

27210031889 Financial Mobicred
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Financial aid from Mobicred, linked to bidorbuy.co.za.

27100018549 Callcenter DSTV insurance
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Insurance for DSTV

27115681320 Scam Scammers
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Con artists promoting online trading schemes

27101400588 Spam Absa (scam)

Scam alert for this number. It rang me with a voice warning of fraud in my bank. Then they want name confirmation and last four cellphone digits, plus to hit 1 or 2 if wrong. Hang up and block right away. Absa says it's not them, number isn't theirs. Also 010 140 3000.

27112075000 Callcenter Netstar
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i-Netstar ihlela ukufakwa kwedivayisi yokulandelela imoto

27871503400 Callcenter ADT Security
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Security alert from ADT was received.

27100205060 Telemarketing
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Those pesky telemarketers again.

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FAQ — South Africa

How to verify callers in South Africa?

Use the official website/app number; avoid calling back the unknown number; check in‑app messages.

Do prefixes prove location?

No. Portability/VoIP make 011/021/031/012 and 06/07/08 ranges unreliable as proof of origin.

Common patterns?

Delivery updates, bank callbacks, 2FA codes; robocalls, parcel/account phishing and scripted sales.

Useful report details?

Caller type, purpose, date/time, and cues that guided your decision.

Popular area codes

Most-reported area codes in South Africa. View all area codes at the bottom.
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