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    New unwanted phone numbers

    On tellows, thousands of phone numbers are reported by the community every day. Here you can find phone numbers that were reported for the first time and were classified as unwanted.
    1. Annie reported Home Choice with the number ‎+27646403543 as Telemarketer

      10/15/24, 8:40 AM

      Called me 3 times on a Sunday. Have blocked the number on my phone....

      1 Rating for +27646403543 (Vodacom)
    2. Investigator NBF reported unknown with the number ‎0601495035 as Cost trap

      10/15/24, 10:40 AM

      Scammer...

      1 Rating for 0601495035 ()
    3. Anon reported On Air with the number ‎0822035658 as Telemarketer

      10/15/24, 2:37 PM

      Multichoice dealer...

      1 Rating for 0822035658 (Vodacom)
    4. harrassed reported unknown with the number ‎0770996523 as Telemarketer

      10/15/24, 9:07 AM

      selling funeral cover...

      1 Rating for 0770996523 ()
    5. Phonefinder has been reported with number ‎0100561744 as Harassment calls

      10/15/24, 8:49 AM

      ...

      1 Rating for 0100561744 (Johannesburg)
    6. me. reported unknown with the number ‎0795456767 as SMS spam

      10/15/24, 2:22 PM

      Guy who claims to call from the Capitec fraud department....

      1 Rating for 0795456767 (Vodacom)
    7. unknown has been reported with number ‎0605205132 as Aggressive advertising

      10/15/24, 1:28 PM

      ...

      1 Rating for 0605205132 (MTN)
    8. Ahasver reported number ‎0104988164 as unknown

      10/15/24, 5:14 PM

      Not 5 minutes after I blocked the known nuisance number 010 498 8040 this one started ringing me in ...

      1 Rating for 0104988164 (Johannesburg)

    Recently added comments

    1. Marnus Nortje reported unknown with the number ‎0217534722 as Harassment calls

      10/15/24, 5:40 PM

      0217534723 is the same robocall

      3 Ratings for 0217534722 (Cape Town, Somerset West, Gordon's Bay)
    2. Marnus Nortje reported Debt robocall spam with the number ‎0217534723 as Harassment calls

      10/15/24, 5:37 PM

      9 Calls in one day, not just from this number

      4 Ratings for 0217534723 (Cape Town, Somerset West, Gordon's Bay)
    3. Wayne reported number ‎0877037816 as unknown

      10/15/24, 5:32 PM

      Came up as spam so i blocked it.

      7 Ratings for 0877037816 (Value-added services - VoIP)
    4. Ahasver reported number ‎0104988164 as unknown

      10/15/24, 5:14 PM

      Not 5 minutes after I blocked the known nuisance number 010 498 8040 this one started ringing me in the same manner.

      I consider it suspect for this reason and did not answer.

      1 Rating for 0104988164 (Johannesburg)
    5. Ahasver reported unknown with the number ‎0877037816 as Ping Call

      10/15/24, 4:16 PM

      3-ring pings at random intervals. Untrustworthy.

      7 Ratings for 0877037816 (Value-added services - VoIP)

    Where does the information on telephone numbers come from?

    The distribution of information on scam and spam methods is vital to oppose the leaching of people's purses. To achieve this goal tellows is aggregating a vast bulk of useful information on the caller, including his or her approximate location. The key indicator of a number's trustworthiness is the tellows score which is generated through a complex algorithm fed by your comments and ratings of the respective phone numbers. Hence, the success of this anti-fraud endeavour goes hand in glove with the community's participation. If you have experience on the matter, share it and warn your fellows before the scammers drain their pocket dry.

    Comments on the most frequently searched phone numbers

    1. Wayne reported number ‎0877037816 as unknown

      10/15/24, 5:32 PM

      Came up as spam so i blocked it.

      7 Ratings for 0877037816 (Value-added services - VoIP)
    2. Fred P reported Plus94 Research spam with the number ‎0125550951 as Survey

      9/17/24, 5:46 PM

      It was Plus94 doing a research survey for some consumer analysis.

      3 Ratings for 0125550951 (Pretoria, Brits)
    3. TIM reported Debt counselling with the number ‎0210056358 as Aggressive advertising

      10/3/24, 4:36 PM

      FRAUD. Was sworn at and call disconnected.

      3 Ratings for 0210056358 (Cape Town, Somerset West, Gordon's Bay)
    4. Ben KS reported Insurance spam with the number ‎0822041131 as Harassment calls

      9/17/24, 9:50 AM

      I have no idea how they got my number, and but it's insurance spammers.

      3 Ratings for 0822041131 (Vodacom)
    5. Investigator timmee reported robo call consumer choice with the number ‎0764172609 as Telemarketer

      10/7/24, 10:38 AM via iPhone App

      4 Ratings for 0764172609 (Vodacom)

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