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Celly1998

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I have been getting messages from a woman(I hope she is a woman), and I am trying to find out whose number it is, unsuccessfully.

I Used Truecaller to find the number, nothing
I added the number to my Whatsapp contacts, no clue, no picture
I Googled the number - old references, which are irrelevant
I searched for the number on Facebook, nothing
I tried all those services that want to get you to pay, to show that it is a Vodacom number from South Africa
I tried ringing the number, no success
Somebody else phoned the number, no success

Is there any other way anybody would suggest I can find the owner? This is a tough one.
 
Why all the hassle..?

Just ask her/him/it to meet up somewhere and if there's a bunch of excuses or no show, then move on with your life..
 
Maybe try Telegram and Wechat, i.e. other messaging apps? Maybe "she" is registered there?
Are you sure it's a human? Send a cash send, maybe R50 or R100, to that number and check if it gets redeemed.
 
Try see if the number is registered with Payshap by trying to make a Payshap payment to the number.
Or hire a dodgy private detective that can access some shady databases to see if the number brings anything up.
 
airborne said:
Try see if the number is registered with Payshap by trying to make a Payshap payment to the number.
Or hire a dodgy private detective that can access some shady databases to see if the number brings anything up.
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On ABSA, you have to choose primary bank of recipient as well, so it's probably a guessing game.
 
I finally found the person's name. Scammer.

I used Sync.me and had to log in via my gmail account online. Sync.me is apparently like Truecaller.
 
Celly1998 said:
I have been getting messages from a woman(I hope she is a woman), and I am trying to find out whose number it is, unsuccessfully.

I Used Truecaller to find the number, nothing
I added the number to my Whatsapp contacts, no clue, no picture
I Googled the number - old references, which are irrelevant
I searched for the number on Facebook, nothing
I tried all those services that want to get you to pay, to show that it is a Vodacom number from South Africa
I tried ringing the number, no success
Somebody else phoned the number, no success

Is there any other way anybody would suggest I can find the owner? This is a tough one.
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This is a long shot, but you could try load the number as a beneficiary in the Capitec App. You might get a name....
 
Celly1998 said:
I finally found the person's name. Scammer.

I used Sync.me and had to log in via my gmail account online. Sync.me is apparently like Truecaller.
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Did you get everyone on your contact list's permission to upload your contacts to sync.me?

POPIA
 
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