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.
Skipped answering since the call came just a minute after I hung up on another suspected fraud from +2773751297, lol.
They ring up and drop the line as soon as you pick up—sounds like classic telemarketing, yeah.
Ngithola izingcingo ezihlambalazayo ezivela kule nombolo, okwenza ngibe nokungakhululeki. Ngicela abantu bangayisebenzisi.
U-Andriette Rooibos ubiza ngenombolo ethembekile, ngiyithokozile ngokuxhumana kwakhe.
Ayikho imininingwane ethile ngale nombolo; ngicela uqaphele uma ubizwa.
Kubonakala sengathi le nombolo ihlobene nenkampani yokuqoqwa kwezikweletu, ngiyazibuza ukuthi ingabe iyanakekela amakhasimende.
I was contacted by this number; a person with an odd accent recited my ID correctly, claimed to be at an international airport handling outgoing parcels containing around 18 passports and several bank cards. I haven't shipped anything, so I suspected a fraud attempt and hung up once the line quality worsened, telling him to call the police.
They pitch covid debt relief and act rude, getting impatient when I asked for clarification—what's up, man.
Le nombolo ibonakala njengokubiza i-Ping Call; ayikho into ebalulekile, kodwa kuyathakazelisa ukubona ukuthi ivamise ukushaywa kuphela.
Täglich mindestens zwei Anrufe; als ich mal annahm, wurde sofort aufgelegt.
Ucingo lwe-ping lukhona, kodwa alunalo ulwazi oluwusizo.
Ukukhuluma ngomshini (robocaller) akuthokozisi, ngicela ukuvuma.
Used for phishing through bank sites—stay alert, watch out.
Legit number belonging to Natalie K. Provenzano DDS, Inc., yep.
After I picked up, there was about five seconds of silence before the line was dropped.
Potential spam activity.
Fraudsters posing as MTN‑Fraud use this line to pressure folks into accepting or rejecting a fake swap, bro.
Looks like a robo‑call pretending to be official, just trying to swipe cash, dude.
Ngithola izingcingo eziphazamisa kule nombolo, ngakho ngiyakhathazeka ngokuphindaphinda kwazo.
They call nonstop, day after day, and hang up the second you answer, yeah.
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.