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.
Received a missed call and when I tried returning it, the usual message played: "your call could not be completed…".
Stay away – this appears to be a likely POPI violation.
Someone pretended to call from MTN’s fraud line, claiming an attempted SIM swap, sent an OTP to my phone and then asked me to repeat it, which would give them access to my account.
Inombolo engenalwazi, ngicabanga ukuthi akudingeki ngiyinake.
Ngithole izingcingo ezimfishane, azikho izikhalazo.
Every time this 087 number rings, the call drops as soon as you answer – it happens daily. Such 087 numbers ought to be banned.
Angazi ukuthi kungani ngithola lezi zocingo, kuyaphazamiseka.
I-Funeral cover ingithumele izingcingo eziphazamisayo. Angikafuni ukukhathazeka ngale ndaba.
Ukushaywa kwale nombolo kungishiya ngikhathazekile, ngiyazama ukuyivala.
Umshwalense wezezimoto ungithumele i-telemarketing enezindleko eziphakeme. Angifuni okwamanje.
Angazi ukuthi ubani, kodwa ngithola izingcingo ezingenamsebenzi njalo.
These relentless debt collectors keep dialing the wrong number yet still reach me daily, making it feel like a deliberate nuisance.
Der Anrufer meldet sich täglich, obwohl ich ihm mitgeteilt habe, dass die Nummer falsch ist – das ist extrem ärgerlich.
Inkampani yeselula iqhubeka nokungithinta, ngiyazibuza ukuthi ngiyithola yini imvume.
Der automatisierte Anrufer behauptet, man sei ausgewählt worden, um niedrigere Zinsen auf Bankkonten zu erhalten, und fordert zum sofortigen Drücken von 5 auf – das kann ebenfalls ein Betrugsversuch sein.
Ayicacile le nombolo, ngakho ngiyigcina ngaphandle kokunaka.
They’re attempting to push funeral insurance on me.
Mögliche Spam-Anrufe – das Telefon klingelt, doch beim Abheben herrscht Stille. Vorläufige Warnung.
Izinombolo ezingaziwa, azikho izinzuzo ezibonakalayo.
I‑real estate spam ihambisana ne‑Telemarketer, ayikho intshisekelo yami.
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.