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+27 820 080 397

Risk level: High

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

Number with prefix 820. Review community reports, risk and comments below before answering or blocking. Browse numbers with prefix 820

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Risk level
Scam
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AI Analysis

Limited information: Multiple reports indicate suspicious activity, primarily spam/scam attempts impersonating South African financial institutions (FNB, Nedbank, Absa) and other entities (Edgars, Sanlam, Santam), prompting users to download MMS/files or authorise transactions. Users report receiving unsolicited messages with vague or blank content, often leading to deletion due to suspicion.

Likely purpose: Financial fraud or phishing via SMS/MMS, requesting file downloads or transaction authorizations.

Most common user complaints

  • SPAM
  • SCAM
  • suspicious download request
  • unauthorized transaction attempt
  • impersonating financial institutions
High dangerBlockImpersonation detectedningunaMissed callSMS 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 It may contain errors or be out of date, and is not legal advice or a verified accusation against the number's owner.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, verified report could not be completed here due to lack of live data access. Available community listed sources suggest this South African number could be connected to unknown or potentially unwanted calls, but no definitive, current owner or categorization could be confirmed from the present information.

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A concise, verified report could not be completed here due to lack of live data access. Available community listed sources suggest this South African number could be connected to unknown or potentially unwanted calls, but no definitive, current owner or categorization could be confirmed from the present information. 1. Ownership or type: No reliable, industry verified attribution for this exact number could be confirmed from accessible sources. It appears as a South African number, but a specific owner or organization cannot be established from the available references. 2. Online commentary: Public facing discussions and spam databases show many South African numbers labeled as unknown or junk, with mixed reports about similar prefixes; none provide a definitive match for this exact number. 3. Association with scams: Some lists flag South African numbers as suspicious or spam, but there is no verified, direct report tying this precise number to fraud, phishing, or telemarketing in the sources examined. 4. Public exposure: The number does appear in general South Africa lookup and spam report ecosystems, but there is no clear evidence it is publicly exposed through leaked datasets or widely public directories specifically for this exact digits string. 5. Advice on answering: Given the lack of conclusive verification about this exact number, it is prudent to treat calls from it with caution and avoid sharing sensitive information if contacted; consider verifying through official channels rather than returning unknown calls.

Checked · 17 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

11
Anonymous
22 Aug 2023

Received an SMS to Debicheck a Nedbank Credit Card Payment. I know this is bogus, because they tried to get me to authorise a DebiCheck last month as well for over R3000 for "NedCard". SCAM! SCAM! SCAM!!!

Anonymous
03 Sept 2021

SMS said: Nobody wants to miss out on a good time, download mms to proceed. Delete straight away...

Anonymous
31 May 2021

This is definitely not safe to open. It is not from Sanlam, FNB or Santam. Please report and delete the sms.

Anonymous
20 Aug 2020

MMS message received - unknown sender. Uses my name, asks to download. Deleted because it seems suspicious.

Anonymous
13 Nov 2019

Received a blank MMS with no text, no description and no supporting information whatsoever. Possible scam.

Anonymous
25 Oct 2019

Two messages - first that I could qualify for a Premier Cheque Account prompting me to download MMS but with no indication from whom the message is. Second message 30 minutes later from +2782004809566. This time identified as FNB and offering me R2000 cash to switch to an FNB Premier Account.

Anonymous
18 Sept 2019

Nedbank fue reportado como Estafa con el número 082-0080397

Anonymous
29 Aug 2019

Received an sms informing me that a new Absa card was on its way. You are prompted to download a multi media file. I deleted the sms.

Anonymous
22 May 2019

I received a text message with an Edgars statement from this number. I do not even have an Edgars account. Deleted it immediately. This number is definitely spam.

Anonymous
11 Dec 2018

This number sent a text claiming to be from FNB bank. It wants you do download a multimedia file. SPAM! I deleted it just after I received it. I have seen many negative comments on Google for this number. They claim to be from the following (that I have read): FNB Santam Direct Access

Anonymous
03 Mar 2017

Network doesn't allow me to open this mms.and I submitted job applications so I don't want to missed any of opportunities

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Signal summary for +27 820 080 397

+27 820 080 397 belongs to the 820 prefix and is classified as Scam. This page combines no approved reports and 11 public comments to explain the risk level.

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Who calls from +27 820 080 397?
+27 820 080 397 is a phone number with the 820 prefix in South Africa. It has been reported 11 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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