+27 839 200 100

Risk level: Medium

Who is this? Spam, telemarketing or a legitimate call? Community reports in South Africa.

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Medium
Risk level
Harassment
Category
0
Spam reports
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AI Analysis

Limited information: This South African number has mixed reports, including potential scam, spam, and harassment. Most concerns relate to MTN SIM and Google Play transactions, with users reporting unauthorized or suspicious SMS activity.

Likely purpose: Likely used for subscription scams (Google Play via MTN SIM), MTN OTP spam, and other unconfirmed suspicious activities.

Most common user complaints

  • suspicious MTN OTP SMS
  • unauthorized reference number sent
  • spyware remote execution codes via SMS (unverified)
  • Google Play subscription scam via MTN SIM
Medium dangerCautionMTN (mentioned in context, not necessarily implicated)TelecommunicationsSMS with link

AI analysis: 02 Jul 2026

Information based on community reports and automated analysis. It may contain errors or be out of date, and is not legal advice or a verified accusation against the number's owner.

Web research

A concise factual report based on available online resources indicates limited verifiable information about this exact number. No authoritative, up to date record confirms a specific owner; heuristic lookup sites show generic South Africa number lookup services, not definitive attribution. Advisable to treat with caution.

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A concise factual report based on available online resources indicates limited verifiable information about this exact number. No authoritative, up to date record confirms a specific owner; heuristic lookup sites show generic South Africa number lookup services, not definitive attribution. Advisable to treat with caution. 1. What it appears to be: a South Africa mobile number with +27 839 200 100, but no confirmed owner or organizational affiliation from reliable sources. 2. What people say online: Various reverse lookup and telecommunication sites offer generic lookup or crowd sourced notes; one example shows user comments about scammers, but details are unverified and not specific to this exact number. 3. Association with scams/spam: Not conclusively proven; public sources are inconsistent and largely rely on user reported, unverified entries; no primary scam report corroboration. 4. Public exposure/leaked status: Appears in generic public lookup databases and directories that aggregate numbers, but no clear evidence of a verified leak or breach tying this exact number to a data dump. 5. Advisability of answering/calling back: Generally not advisable to answer or call back based on uncertainty; use call blocking or verification methods before returning calls if needed.

Checked · 19 Aug 202610 sources
ZA

South Africa

Operator information

Country:
ZASouth Africa
Prefix:
+27
Type:
Other
Operator:
Vodacom, MTN, Cell C, Telkom, Rain

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Community comments

6
Anonymous
31 Oct 2025

This number is used when you choose to pay via your mtn SIM directly instead of usual bank option for Google pay subscriptions via your Google play app. Google submits an SMS with a code directly on your behalf to MTN in order to confirm your details as per your Rica

Anonymous
20 May 2025

Received a few SMS's with MTN OTP's, I smell a rat here as I have ported my MTN number.

Anonymous
30 Dec 2023

It shows I've sent a reference number of some sort to this number and I do not recall sending it.

Anonymous
14 Aug 2023

There is a weird reference number sent from my phone to this number I do not remember myself sending anything.

Anonymous
20 Dec 2022

This number is used for spyware remote execution codes via sms on mobile phones

Anonymous
01 Dec 2021

El número 083-9200100 fue reportado como SMS spam

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Signal summary for +27 839 200 100

+27 839 200 100 belongs to the 839 prefix and is classified as Harassment. This page combines no approved reports and 6 public comments to explain the risk level.

Frequently asked questions

Who calls from +27 839 200 100?
+27 839 200 100 is a phone number with the 839 prefix in South Africa. It has been reported 6 times by the community as a possible unwanted call. Check the comments to find out who might be behind this call.
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