"I love wrong numbers!"
Posted on 10/03/2020 10:53:24 AM PDT by fwdude
I have a problem which I haven’t found the solution for. My cell phone number, which I’ve had for over 20 years, is being listed in some internet “phone book” sources as belonging to another party, a Hispanic name. Now, I am getting all sorts of calls for this individual, threats for collection actions, Spanish speaking solicitations, and just general junk calls.
Also, apparently the person listed has a house in the not-so-nice area of town that the self-described real estate get-rich-quick course graduates are hot and heavy to flip, and I get numerous calls a weeks for soliciting offers to buy “my” house. Needless to say, this is getting pretty old.
My question is, who is responsible for listing these phone numbers online and correcting when they are in error. Should the FCC be brought into this? I’m also a little worried that fraud and identity compromise may have been attempted.
Any ideas?
I’m not even mentioning the number text messages I get for “Petra.”
Identity theft! Put your number on the no call list and just hang up on the criminals.
Change your phone number
It was probably his phone number previously. I believe you can change your cell phone number. Call your carrier.
¡Gracias por permitirme usar su número de teléfono amigo!
A no-call list doesn’t take your name off of internet phone listing websites. It just prohibits solicitors from calling you. The do-it-yourself real estate con jobs don’t adhere to these lists. Neither do collectors.
Not a solution. I need the number REMOVED from the internet phone listing.
My father’s number once got published (erroneously) in the paper as the number to call for Santa.
The phone never stopped ringing.
It was hilarious to see him curse and swear when the phone rang, and then change into a sweet, nice, gentle gnome,
once he answered.
It’s not a bug, it’s a feature.
There are a number of sites out there that post deliberately fake address and phone number combinations. Apparently the site owners think they’re doing the public a service - the more fake data there is the harder it will be to verify someone’s number if it is compromised.
Now the pay sites - I assume those are all good address/phone number combinations. If you know which site it is you could contact them. Otherwise maybe just get a new phone number?
My phone number is already established with relatives, business associates and numerous financial accounts. Changing it would be a massive headache, plus I’d be bound to miss someone and lose contact inadvertently. I shouldn’t have to go through all of this for someone else’s error. A quick fix is to simply correct the internet phone listings.
You can sue them for misinformation.
One of the ones I saw wants money to take some information offline. To me that is extortion and I told them so.
And my profile has bad intel as well. And same with some other people I have looked up.
They don’t care.
They bought the info from one person and sell it all to another.
Change your number.
I had a good friend that lived in a downtown area back in the 1970s. For awhile, he would get calls in a thick accent asking for Pedro. He would try to explain that this was the wrong number but the calls would keep coming. One day, the phone rang and the caller asked for Pedro. Fed up, my friend adopted a thick accent and said.
“Choo dinn hear, man? Pedro’s dead! Yeah, Pedro’s dead, man!” and then he hung up. The calls for Pedro stopped after that.
I’m not recommending you do this, but it is now on your list of options. Good luck.
"I love wrong numbers!"
They probably used the number for something they never intended to pay and then because lists get sold and sold and sold it’s now all over. There’s basically nothing you can do. Tell the ones you answer it’s a wrong number, block the ones that won’t listen.
(1) Don’t answer your phone unless you recognize the number. If they want to talk to you they will leave a voicemail. Spammers usually just hang up.
(2) If they leave a voicemail and it doesn’t identify the source in a way that satisfies you, block the number.
(3) If they don’t leave a voicemail. block the number.
Easy peasy.
Read the article, this guy has had that number for over 20 years.
I get tons of sex text messages for which I pay. Usually the word STOP causes it to end....but not with the porn stuff.
I have heard you can call the phone company. but that doesn’t thrill me either!
Can’t help you directly. But I’ve finally got to the point that I don’t
answer any calls that I don’t know or have stored in my phone memory.
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