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Reverse Phone Lookup in South Africa — Recent Community Reports

Check unknown South African numbers with recent reports (Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban, Pretoria) and share your experience.

Unknown calls in South Africa

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.

27110320851 Unknown

The call wasn’t answered and then dropped.

27675909437 SMS

A notification from The Courier Guy says your parcel TCG89488 is ready for delivery. To secure the handover, they request a payment of R21.33 via https://s.id/c1n2V. After checking with The Courier Guy, we confirmed this message is a scam and not from them. Please mark it as spam.

27788869635 Harassment Call

The caller is unidentified and left no voicemail, even though a voice note asked them to do so.

27218116551 Advertising Recording Clientele Life

I received a recorded ad voice call, man. FYI.

27218116849 Advertising Recording Clientele Life

A recording of a voice was played.

27218116849 Advertising Clientele Life

Audio file

27217535758 Unknown airtime spam/scam

Ucingo lwe-airtime lubukeka lungenamsebenzi, ngicela ukungazinaki.

27217535754 Unknown airtime spam/scam

Kubonakala sengathi kunokukhangisa okungafunwa, ngithola ama-scam.

27100173820 Advertising Tsek mase Poes

That call center is total nonsense, man. Just saying.

27538124663 Advertising Tsek naaier Call Center

That call center is straight up bogus, dude. FYI.

27110317736 Telemarketing

An artificial‑intelligence generated voice is used for this call.

27762815838 Scam Petrus Fakename

Beware of someone claiming to be far away, offering spare parts for quadbikes, Land Rovers, bikes, etc.; many Facebook reports flag this as a scam.

27101413063 Silent Call

Ucingo lwalungaziwa, kodwa alubanga lutho olubi.

27734884096 Unknown

A female caller claimed to be speaking on behalf of my business banker, gave an unfamiliar name, and said the banker would contact me later. The call felt dubious.

27723218636 Company Pulse Medical

I-Pulse Medical ibonakala ithembekile, kodwa angikatholi usizo oludingekayo.

27833856649 Telemarketing Old Mutual

An Old Mutual agent attempted a sales pitch. When I asked how they obtained my number, they mentioned my South African citizenship and said they couldn't delete me from their list before hanging up.

27742598307 Spam

Messages claim to be from Buffalo Logistics, saying a R18.99 fee is pending and include a link for payment so they can deliver your parcel. FYI.

492283822567 Unknown

Le nombolo ayinayo incazelo; ayicacisi ukuthi iyini, ngakho ngiyigcina ngaphandle kokuyisebenzisa.

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FAQ — South Africa

How to verify callers in South Africa?

Use the official website/app number; avoid calling back the unknown number; check in‑app messages.

Do prefixes prove location?

No. Portability/VoIP make 011/021/031/012 and 06/07/08 ranges unreliable as proof of origin.

Common patterns?

Delivery updates, bank callbacks, 2FA codes; robocalls, parcel/account phishing and scripted sales.

Useful report details?

Caller type, purpose, date/time, and cues that guided your decision.

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