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.
Calls arrive requesting a specific individual's name; confirming leads to an immediate hang‑up, and the accent sounds unusual. POSSIBLE RISK – stay alert!
Ukuthengisa izindlu kulokhu kuyaphazamisa, ngicela ukuthi kuqondiswe kahle.
Kuhle kakhulu, angitholi lutho olungcolile kule nombolo.
A quick test call
Ayikho imininingwane, kodwa ngikubona sengathi le nombolo ayinethembeko; ngiyazidela ukuthola ezinye izindlela.
That call centre is spitting pure rubbish.
Calls come in throughout the day, at least three times, from 087350 and the last four digits vary as it’s a VoIP call centre.
Kubonakala kuyizingcingo ezingenazimpendulo ezihambayo. Ngiyathola kuphela umsindo omncane.
Ngithole ucingo oluvela enkampanini yokukhokha izikweletu, futhi ngicabanga ukuthi kukuhle ukubika le nombolo ukuze abanye bagweme.
They keep calling; if we tell them the individual they seek isn’t employed here, they become impolite and terminate the call.
Almost daily I recieve calls from this line and similar ones, playing a recording that claims my bank selected me for debt relief via this firm. When I reached an agent and asked for company details, they said they're 'Smart Group' and suggested a Google search, then hung up. Not sure if it's mere harassment or a phishing scheme, but I’m fed up with the constant nuisance.
Le nombolo ingenza ucindezeleke, ngicela ukuthi igcine ukungaphazamisi.
Ukushayela okuhlukunyezayo, ngifisa ukuthi lokhu kuphele masisha.
Le nombolo inezimemezelo zokuhlukunyezwa; ngiyithola imiyalezo ebuhlungu njalo.
I-call ezidala ukudikibala kwakho. Ngicela ukuthi ingaphinde ingithinte.
Iningi lezingcingo ezivela lapha likhathaza, azikho izinto ezinhle.
I‑Harassment calls ibonakala iqhubeka, ngiyacela ukuyeka.
Ukuthweswa ubuhlungu ngezingcingo eziphazamisa kuyindaba enkulu; le nombolo ingaba yingozi.
A fraudster who demands cash.
Number appears spoofed.
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.