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.
Dials then immediately drops
Ngifunele incwadi le nombolo futhi kwavela ukuthi le nombolo ingezikaMobiles Plus (Sal a isikhalazo saseHelloPeter ngabo)
i-Regent
Rings once then disconnects!
Simply irritating
A robotic voice goes 'Wait a sec, connecting you now' followed by 'Oops, couldn't link you up' before cutting off.
Confirming a claim from M-sure insurance claims administration
Umthengisi we-telemarketing waphinda waphazamisa ngocingo olungafunwa.
Ucingo oluthule, lungenalutho. Kwazisa ngenkululeko futhi ngiyaxwayisa abanye abantu.
Constantly ringing without pause
Requested removal of my contact, but they still bombard me with ten rings daily.
Fourways branch of Standard Bank
Audio call
Marketer on the phone.
Kubonakala sengathi ubiza egameni le-discovery, kodwa bekungekho lutho olusebenzayo. Kubi kakhulu.
Ukushaywa kwenombolo kube yinkinga, ngiyakwazi ukubona ukuthi ayihloselwe lutho oluhle.
Roodepoort's Kip McGrath
Got numerous missed calls from this unknown number. Did you receive one too? Did you pick up? Who might it be?
Disgraceful behaviour... pure harassment vibes. Those call centre bosses need to review the tapes—their sellers are acting all shady. Shame!
Called me eight times in a single day lately!!! Multiple times daily afterwards, they persist relentlessly. Found them via whocalld.com - known as "Prospect Direct". Clearly unwanted spam or sales pitch. Block on your device. Check the audio here: whocalld.com/+27312860754
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.