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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.

492283822567 Survey

Le nombolo ibonakala ifuna ukwenza ucwaningo, ngiyavuma ukuthi ingaba usizo.

27128240464 Telemarketing

This number claims to be from Vodacom.

277893901320 Scam S AFRICAN CHECKATRADE.COM SCAM

After about two minutes of heavy breathing, the line hung up like a pervert; roughly two minutes later they called back pretending to be checkatrade.com. The number is South African, and they refused to call back from a UK line, which seemed very suspicious, so I declined to give any details and they disconnected.

27718510376 Harassment Call

The call was silent throughout.

27632519142 Telemarketing Auto and General

I was cold‑called by Charles, who admitted breaching the POPI act when challenged, yet kept pushing. I gave him the choice to hang up or be reported; he chose to hang up. I’ll still file a report.

27145470970 Harassment Call Absa Credit Card Division

Claimed to be from the Absa Credit Card Division – definitely spam.

27797185426 Unknown

Received a call today on my wife's line where the male African caller claimed some compromise on her number; the connection was fuzzy, sounding like it originated from outside South Africa.

27871503204 Unknown

Ayikho incazelo ecacile ngalombolo; angikatholi lutho olungithakazelelayo.

27101405880 Harassment Call

Harassing robocalls attempt to trick you into purchasing a mobile phone and data plan. Calls come during the day, after hours, and several times a day. They never identify themselves, only instruct you to press 1.

27104988679 Unknown

Ucingo olungaziwa, alukho lutho olucacile. Ngicabanga ukuthi luyazama ukungena ebhodini.

27718130693 Safe

Back then, the line was assigned to a Checkers Sixty60 delivery driver.

27826172530 Safe Canna Be Better

I-Canna Be Better inikeza izinsiza ezithembekile, ukuzama kwayo kuyanelisa.

27110315619 Unknown

Ukushayela kwe-Ping Call kuyavusa udideko, ngiyacela ukuthi kuphele.

27792068640 Silent Call

No sound greeted me when I picked up.

27750347472 Scam

A message claims it’s from FNB and asks you to update your FICA, but the link leads to a phishing site. Stay cautious.

27676427953 Harassment Call Wynand Lategang

U-Wynand Lategang ubiza kaningi ngokuhlukunyezwa – ngiyawuvala umakhalekhukhwini.

27118302132 Safe Africa Mining IQ

I-Africa Mining IQ inikeza imininingwane ethembekile, ngiyithole isebenza kahle.

27687388997 Scam

A fraudulent Nedbank call attempts to trick you into providing your card details.

2348066019141 Harassment Call

Calls keep coming every minute, apparently originating from Nigeria.

2348066019141 Harassment Call

Repeated calls arrive each minute, seemingly from Nigeria.

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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.

Popular area codes

Most-reported area codes in South Africa. View all area codes at the bottom.
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