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+27 839 300 191

Risk level: Medium

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

Number with prefix 839. Review community reports, risk and comments below before answering or blocking. Browse numbers with prefix 839

Medium
Risk level
Harassment
Category
0
Spam reports
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Last report

AI Analysis

Limited information: Multiple reports indicate suspicious activity, but no single conclusive pattern emerges beyond MTN-themed scams.

Likely purpose: Likely used for MTN-related scams, including fraudulent notifications, unsolicited OTPs, and aggressive marketing.

Most common user complaints

  • MTN-themed scams
  • Unrequested OTPs
  • SIM swap attempts
  • Fraudulent account notifications
  • Aggressive telemarketing for upgrades
Medium dangerCautionMTN (mentioned in scams, not necessarily involved)TelecommunicationsSMS with linkMissed call

AI analysis: 04 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 It may contain errors or be out of date, and is not legal advice or a verified accusation against the number's owner.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

The information available is limited and largely consists of reverse lookup and crowd sourced reports; no authoritative attribution for the exact number is found. Publicly exposed data is scarce, and reliability of user reported entries varies. Likely type: appears to be a South Africa mobile/telecom style number in +27 format; no verified corporate or institutional ownership established.

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The information available is limited and largely consists of reverse lookup and crowd sourced reports; no authoritative attribution for the exact number is found. Publicly exposed data is scarce, and reliability of user reported entries varies. 1. Likely type: appears to be a South Africa mobile/telecom style number in +27 format; no verified corporate or institutional ownership established. 2. What people say: various reverse lookup and scam report platforms show scattered crowd sourced entries and warnings, but details are inconsistent. 3. Association with abuse: some listings imply possible spam or telemarketing concerns, but no conclusive fraud confirmation for this exact number. 4. Exposure/leaks: appears in public lookup and scam report databases, but no clear evidence of a deliberate data breach or leaked dossier tied specifically to this number. 5. Call back advisability: proceed with caution; do not assume legitimacy, and consider screening or blocking if unsolicited calls persist.

Checked · 16 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

11
Anonymous
11 Jun 2026

Trying to get data and mentioned someone was trying to do a SIM swap.

Anonymous
15 Oct 2025

This is pure fraud. Got an sms from this number saying my account has not been paid and I must click on a suspicious link.

Anonymous
30 Sept 2025

Have received 2 SMS's with an OTP which starts with "Your [=System] OTP is:". Something fishy going on here!

Anonymous
18 Mar 2025

I am getting a string of SMS's from 0839300191. They managed to open a data contract on my MTN account and there are two more open pending orders for two more contracts.

Anonymous
21 Feb 2025

weird call centre people pretending to be MTN. DO NOT ACCEPT DEBICHECK

Anonymous
17 Feb 2025

Sms received 16 /2/2025 that my order has been submitted. Didn't order anything from MTN

Anonymous
16 Jan 2025

I received an SMS with an OTP, from MTN which I did not request.

Anonymous
09 Jul 2024

Please be aware of this number 0839300191 or 011 444 8800 MTN scammers. They tried to rob me with a home internet month to month router plan. Do not give your details nor consent to anything.

Anonymous
25 Nov 2023

I got a msg from 0839300191 is it fraud ?because I did msg mtn but didn't reply yet

Anonymous
12 Oct 2022

Women calls pretending to be from MTN corporate sales and asking to upgrade your contract. Becomes very aggressive when told you're not interested. Proceeded to SMS me pretending to have sent MTN bills to an unused email address. Calls from: 031 823 9038, Texts from: 083 930 0191. I have notified MTN.

Anonymous
03 Sept 2022

Fraudsters. Scam. Beware. Secondary number...used once target falls for either fake MTN upgrades, fake hotel vouchers or SAPS bribes solicitation scams.

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Signal summary for +27 839 300 191

+27 839 300 191 belongs to the 839 prefix and is classified as Harassment. This page combines no approved reports and 11 public comments to explain the risk level.

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