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.
Le nkonzo yezimali ayizange ingithinte kahle, ngiyakhathazeka ngezicelo zabo ezingenamsebenzi.
insurance for vehicles
Bayafaka umshwalense wezimoto
Sales team for Nedbank insurance.
Intokazi enezwi lasemazweni achazwe njengo-ABSA yaphazamisa ngolwazi olungenasidingo.
nothing to say
Le nkampani ye-inshurensi ayicabangi ngami – ingabiza isikhathi sami esigcwele izingcingo ezingathandeki.
Telemarketing from MiWay insurance
Abathwebuli bemali babiza ngenhloso yokukhokha izikweletu, ngiyazibuza ukuthi bazama ngani.
Yeah, they fabricate fake employee deaths and demand quick cash for transport, doctors, and the like.
Isevisi yezimali ibonakala inezidingo ezihlukile, ngicabanga ukuthi ingafaka usizo okwengeziwe.
Ucingo lwangithinta alubhalisiwe, lwalungathí sina. Angikuthandi ukubizwa kaningi ngaphandle kwesizathu.
Ucingo lwe-Scam alunankinga, kodwa luzisola kakhulu. Ngiyayibona imizamo yabo yokufuna imali.
Scam activity reported.
Ngashaya ucingo kodwa awukho mpendulo, ngazibuza ukuthi ngabe kuyini. Kudinga ukulungiswa.
Le number ingishaye kuleli viki izikhathi ezimbalwa, ngicabanga ukuthi i-callcentre. Uyayazi yini bona?
Akekho khona. Kuyathukuthela nje
Called and disconnected previously, now blocking them.
Collector of debts
Offered a credit or overdraft facility. After ID verification, I refused and they disconnected
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.