Gaan onbekende Suid‑Afrikaanse nommers na: onlangse verslae (Johannesburg, Kaapstad, Durban, Pretoria) en deel jou ervaring.
Onseker oor ’n Suid‑Afrikaanse nommer? Hier is bondige gemeenskapsnotas om oproepe en SMS’e te beoordeel. In Johannesburg, Kaapstad, Durban en Pretoria kom daar sowel wettige terugbel‑kontakte (aflewerings, banke, afsprake) as golwe van robocalls/phishing voor. Voorvoegsels soos 011 (Johannesburg), 021 (Kaapstad), 031 (Durban), 012 (Pretoria) en 06/07/08 (selfoon) is nuttige konteks, maar bewys nie oorsprong weens nommerportering/VoIP nie.
Verifiëring: bel slegs terug via die amptelike nommer op die webwerf/app, kyk in‑app kennisgewings na en deel nooit eenmalige kodes per telefoon nie. Gebruik toestel/verskaffer‑blokkeerfunksies vir herhalings en laat hier ’n kort, feitelike nota vir ander.
Unknown number called after normal business hours, raising suspicion of spam or scam, so I ignored it initially.
Disconnected immediately after I picked up.
Around twenty calls a day come from these numbers: 0792095734, 0758, 05830, 05696, 05671, 05317.
Received a brief ping‑type call.
Ukushayela okungaqondakali, ngicabanga ukuthi kuyisicelo esiyinqaba.
Ucingo lwe-Ping Call luvela kaningi, ngicela abantu baluqaphele.
Le nombolo ye-Ping Call ijwayele ukushaywa, ingaba yinkinga.
Someone is blatantly engaging in identity theft to swindle money from victims.
Ayikho imininingwane, kodwa ngizwa izingcingo ezivela kule nombolo ezingenasizathu.
That person uses other people's identities to execute serious fraud.
A caller claiming to be from Ford contacted me, reaching out to anyone they thought might know me in order to obtain personal information. They gave very little about themselves and asked open‑ended questions about the person they were searching for, hoping I would supply details. Do not answer any of their queries.
Le Ping Call ingumthwalo ongezansi, ayikho inhloso ecacile.
Usually I ignore it, yet this number still generates numerous calls, triggering a potential spam alert on my device.
Ucingo lwe-Ping alunamsebenzi, alukwazi ukuhlinzeka ngolwazi.
Ukushaywa kwenombolo okucasulayo, akuthandiwe nhlobo.
Block immediately! I have no clue who they’re trying to reach.
Fraudsters attempt to steal your airtime by asking for the OTP from your service app and then draining the entire balance.
I-first help towing ibonakala ithembekile; ngathola usizo olusheshayo ngenkathi ngidinga i-tow.
After you tell them you’re not interested, the call is terminated.
I asked the caller what the call was regarding; they responded rudely, said “never mind,” and hung up—very unprofessional.
Gebruik die amptelike webwerf/app‑nommer; moenie die onbekende nommer terugbel nie; kyk in‑app boodskappe.
Nee. Portering/VoIP maak 011/021/031/012 en 06/07/08 onbetroubaar as bewys.
Aflewerings, bank‑terugbel, 2FA‑kodes; robocalls, pakkie/rekening‑phishing, verkoopsskripte.
Tipe beller, doel, datum/tyd en leidrade wat jou besluit gelei het.