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.
Inombolo embi
Calls persistently at all hours, day in and day out.
Automated spam, identical to the one from 087 355 0203
Uyaqhubeka ashaye futhi engakhulumi
Hung up quickly, rings at odd hours
Straight-up telemarketing vibes.
Numerous comparable numbers begin with 087135, though endings vary. Got this one after I halted and refunded the unauthorized deduction from my account.
Knew the landline owner's exact initials and last name. My assistant offered to relay a message, but they disconnected. Callback attempt met a busy signal.
Intokazi ithe ishaya ucingo egameni le-Standard Bank, ngilunyazwe yibhange ukuthi ngingakhulumi nomuntu oshaya ucingo egameni le-Standard Bank
Someone pitched a phone contract to me
Ukukhangisa okungapheli kwenza ngibe nomuzwa wokuhlushwa.
Никакого звука, просто сбросили.
Lena ingcingo ebukeka sengathi iyisikhwama esiyinqaba, ngicela abantu bayehlise ama-scam afana nalawa. Ngiyazibuza ukuthi bazama kanjani ukungena ezindaweni zethu.
Нет звука/звонок оборван.
Ayaziwa, ngiyakwazi ukuthola imiyalezo engasho lutho. Ngicela abantu baqaphele.
Le nombolo ibonakala i-scam, ngiyigweme ngokuphelele.
Inombolo engacacile ayinankinga, kodwa ayinayo imininingwane ehambelanayo.
Ukushayela kwale nombolo kungaba yingozi kubantu abathola izikweletu eziyinqaba.
Ucingo olungazwakali luhlala lungikhathaza. Ngicela ukuvimbela le nombolo.
Call with no voice
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.