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.
Got several unanswered rings, tried returning the call but no luck
Hulle het gebel om geld aan te bied, maar wou my rekeningbesonderhede hê en toe ek weier het hulle net neergehang
Skip picking up
The moment you pick up, they disconnect
Ucingo olungaqondakali, alukho ulwazi olutholakalayo.
Isikhungo sokuxhumana
Ngenxa yokuthi ukhlazisa umuntu ngokushayela amahora angama-20 ngosuku akusho ukuthi kufanele ngiphendule ucingo lwakho
Izinsizakalo zezimali ze-FNB, hlola ukuthi ungafaneleka malini ekubolekweni komuntu ngamunye.
When the line is picked up, no one ever says a word.
Fraudulent identity scheme.
They pose as staff from a bank's fraud department.
Even after refusing them over a dozen times and asking for email contact only, they continue to call me every few hours each day.
Inombolo ayicacile, ngihlale ngicabanga ukuthi kungaba ubuchwepheshe bokuhlola.
During a holiday market survey they ignored my request to delete my details from their database, despite repeated asks.
Harassment sales calls coming from a call centre that uses multiple phone numbers.
Pushy sales tactics!
Received a call during work hours; it rang briefly, leaving no chance to answer.
Lokhu kubonakala kuyisikhangiso sezezakhiwo esingenamsebenzi, ngicela ungithumele amasu afanele.
U-Saad Hafdi ubhala ukuthi le nombolo ayinayo imininingwane ecacile.
Le nombolo ayinakho okubonakalayo; ayikho incazelo ecacile.
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.