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.
Every weekday I receive calls from numbers starting with 087293, including this one. My phone silences unknown callers and sends them to voicemail, yet none leave a message. Online searches reveal nothing about them; it appears to be a call centre, which I refuse to engage with.
Noma ngabe i-Kholo ingumthombo ongenamsebenzi, le nombolo ayicacile—ngicela ukuqaphela.
I-My Deals ingithumele izingcingo eziphindaphindiwe, ngizizwa ngicindezelekile.
The caller is a nuisance.
Ngithola ucingo nsuku zonke, luqale ngama-3 ngosuku, manje yi-10 kuya kweyishumi nanhlanu ngosuku.
Imibono ye-telemarketer iyaqhubeka, ngiyazama ukuyivala.
A con artist claiming to be from ABSA's Fraud division
I-telemarketer eqhamuka kule nombolo iyadabuka, ngicela ingaqhubeki nokushushumbiswa.
Someone is impersonating an employee from ABSA’s Clearance department.
Le telemarketer ayizange icacise imikhiqizo yabo, ngicela ukuthi baqaphele.
A fraudster posing as a representative of ABSA's Clearance unit
Telemarketer, ngithole izipesheli eziningi. Ngiyabonga kepha angithandi ukuthenga manje.
Le nombolo esuka kwa-Vodacom iyadabukisa ngenhloso yokungenza ngithole ubuhlungu. Ngiyacela ukuthi ingamukeli.
Le telemarketer iyashayela ngokuqhubekayo, ngicela ungithumele ngaphandle.
Ngithanda ukuncoma ukuthi le nombolo inezinhlobo eziningi zokucindezela, ngakho-ke ayihloniphekile.
Got a spam call about a parking fine. Just saying.
Imiyalezo ephazamisa iqhubeka, ngicela ukuthi le nombolo ingathathwa kalula.
Imiyalezo ye-SMS ayinakho okuqukethwe okuhle, ngiyifaka ebhokisini lokususa.
Le nombolo ithumela i-SMS engafuneki, ngicela uyivimbe.
Ngithola imiyalezo ejulile yokuhlukunyezwa, ngicela abanikazi balungise lokhu.
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.