+27 126 579 880

Risk level: High

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

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AI Analysis

Limited information: Multiple reports of harassment and potential scamming activities, primarily impersonating ABSA (a South African bank). Users report silent calls, empty calls, and scam attempts related to financial services.

Likely purpose: Scam/Harassment, possibly targeting financial information or money through fake ABSA representations.

Most common user complaints

  • silent/empty calls
  • Impersonating ABSA staff
  • Attempted financial scam through banking app
  • Harassment
High dangerBlockABSA (impersonated, not confirmed as legitimate use)BankingSilence when answeredMissed callCompany impersonation

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 It may contain errors or be out of date, and is not legal advice or a verified accusation against the number's owner.

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A concise factual report could not be completed with guaranteed reliability in this session. Available public sources show mixed indications for South African numbers, and verification of a specific +27 number requires up to date checks beyond current access.

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A concise factual report could not be completed with guaranteed reliability in this session. Available public sources show mixed indications for South African numbers, and verification of a specific +27 number requires up to date checks beyond current access. 1. Ownership/Type: No definitive attribution available here for +27 12 657 9880; in general, South African numbers can be mobile, landline, or virtual, but a precise assignment to a company, carrier, or institution cannot be confirmed without direct, current lookups. 2. Online discussions: Public discussions often happen on spam report and reverse lookup sites, but specifics about this exact number are not verifiable from this session without live lookups. 3. Scam/abuse association: Many SA numbers appear in scam reports or telemarketing contexts on aggregator sites; confirmation for this exact number cannot be reliably provided here. 4. Public exposure: Several SA wide lookup services index unknown numbers, but whether this exact number appears in any public directory or leaked dataset cannot be established from this response alone. 5. Call back advisability: Given the lack of verifiable, reliable data in this context, recommending to answer or call back cannot be made with confidence. Note: If reliable, up to date verification becomes available, a numbered, evidence backed assessment can be provided.

Checked · 20 Jul 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

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Anonymous
16 Jul 2024

ABSA Loans fue reportado como Acoso telefónico con el número 012-6579880

Anonymous
06 Oct 2023

This number called me twice in the span of a few hours. Each time that I answer, I hear nothing, the call then dies.

Anonymous
31 Aug 2023

Scammer beware and block

Anonymous
10 May 2023

person says he's calling from ABSA, calling regarding my momentum life policy through ABSA, gave his name as Khanyiso, says that my financial advisor left and he is now in charge of my policies, when I asked who the fin. advisor is, he couldn't tell me, says I must first give him permission to handle my policies, then he will email me his name and contact number, told him I will first speak to my advisor and get back to him BIG SCAMMER

Anonymous
29 Apr 2023

Big scammer!!! They say they call from Absa fraud division, then empty your account from through your banking app by creating benificiary in your name

Anonymous
23 Feb 2023

No one spoke when I answered. No idea who this caller is. Who are they?

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Signal summary for +27 126 579 880

+27 126 579 880 belongs to the 126 prefix and is classified as Scam. This page combines no approved reports and 6 public comments to explain the risk level.

Frequently asked questions

Who calls from +27 126 579 880?
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