Blog: security, scams, and phone spam
Content from the NoCall team to understand real threats, spot patterns, and make informed decisions.
AI Voice-Cloning Scams in South Africa: The Fake Family Emergency Call
A panicked call in your child's voice, a crash or arrest that never happened, and an urgent demand for money: how AI voice-cloning scams work in South Africa and the family code word that stops them.
Wangiri One-Ring Scam: the Callback That Drains Airtime
One ring from a strange international number, then silence. How the wangiri callback trap bills you premium rates — and why you should never ring back.
The Most Common Phone Scams in South Africa Right Now
Fake bank calls, SIM swaps, parcel texts, prize wins, and one-ring callbacks: the scripts behind South Africa's worst phone scams and how to beat each one.
How to Report Spam Calls and SMS in South Africa
Your carrier, WASPA, ICASA, your bank, and the police all take spam and scam reports — here is what to send to each one and why it matters.
Unknown Number Called You? How to Check Who It Was
Missed calls, silent rings, and mystery numbers: safe ways to identify unknown callers in South Africa without calling scammers back.
How to Block and Filter Spam SMS Texts in South Africa
Fake delivery notices, prize wins, and loan offers clogging your inbox? Here is how to filter spam texts on any phone and report the senders.
How to Block Spam Calls on Android and iPhone in South Africa
From silent ringtones to carrier tools and ICASA complaints, here is a practical layered plan that cuts nuisance calls down to almost nothing.
You Won a Prize! How Fake Lottery Calls Steal Your Money
Cash winnings, luxury cars, and shopping vouchers — all yours after one small fee. Inside South Africa's advance-fee prize scams and the rule that defeats them all.
Fake Parcel Delivery SMS: the Tracking Link Trap
A held parcel, a small release fee, and a link that steals your card details — how courier smishing works in South Africa and the two-minute check that defeats it.
The Fake Bank Security Call: How Safe Account Scams Work
A calm fraud agent, your real card digits, and one urgent request for your OTP — inside South Africa's most damaging vishing script and how to defeat it.
The "wrong number" message that ends in an investment scam
A friendly text from an unknown number can be the first step of a long fraud. Learn to recognise the pattern and stop it before money is ever mentioned.
"We can recover your money": the second scam that follows the first
People who have already lost money become priority targets. Here is how recovery fraud works and how to tell real help from a trap.