Weird phone call
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I'm sitting at my desk when my mobile phone rings. I look over to see who is calling me. It was...me!?!? Right there on the screen was my name and mobile number. Anyone know what this might be? Reminds me of a phone trick we used to do back in the 70s where you could dial a certain set of numbers on your landline phone, hang up, and it would call you back. 'twas a neat trick.
"One man's wage rise is another man's price increase." - Harold Wilson
"Fireproof doesn't mean the fire will never come. It means when the fire comes that you will be able to withstand it." - Michael Simmons
"You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him." - James D. Miles
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I'm sitting at my desk when my mobile phone rings. I look over to see who is calling me. It was...me!?!? Right there on the screen was my name and mobile number. Anyone know what this might be? Reminds me of a phone trick we used to do back in the 70s where you could dial a certain set of numbers on your landline phone, hang up, and it would call you back. 'twas a neat trick.
"One man's wage rise is another man's price increase." - Harold Wilson
"Fireproof doesn't mean the fire will never come. It means when the fire comes that you will be able to withstand it." - Michael Simmons
"You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him." - James D. Miles
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Well, don't leave us hanging on, did you answer it?
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No, I was busy on another call.
"One man's wage rise is another man's price increase." - Harold Wilson
"Fireproof doesn't mean the fire will never come. It means when the fire comes that you will be able to withstand it." - Michael Simmons
"You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him." - James D. Miles
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I'm sitting at my desk when my mobile phone rings. I look over to see who is calling me. It was...me!?!? Right there on the screen was my name and mobile number. Anyone know what this might be? Reminds me of a phone trick we used to do back in the 70s where you could dial a certain set of numbers on your landline phone, hang up, and it would call you back. 'twas a neat trick.
"One man's wage rise is another man's price increase." - Harold Wilson
"Fireproof doesn't mean the fire will never come. It means when the fire comes that you will be able to withstand it." - Michael Simmons
"You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him." - James D. Miles
Constantly bombarded with spam calls. They may just have spoofed your number - they usually try to spoof a number with your area code in the hopes that you are more likely to pick up. I never do if I don't know the caller and will block if they don't leave a message and sometimes if they do!
Keep your friends close. Keep Kill your enemies closer. The End
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Constantly bombarded with spam calls. They may just have spoofed your number - they usually try to spoof a number with your area code in the hopes that you are more likely to pick up. I never do if I don't know the caller and will block if they don't leave a message and sometimes if they do!
Keep your friends close. Keep Kill your enemies closer. The End
I've heard it called 'neighbor spoofing' where the first x digits are the same as yours, usually the first 3 (or 6 if you include area code) in my experience. Sounds like David hit the trifecta and all the spoofed digits matched.
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I'm sitting at my desk when my mobile phone rings. I look over to see who is calling me. It was...me!?!? Right there on the screen was my name and mobile number. Anyone know what this might be? Reminds me of a phone trick we used to do back in the 70s where you could dial a certain set of numbers on your landline phone, hang up, and it would call you back. 'twas a neat trick.
"One man's wage rise is another man's price increase." - Harold Wilson
"Fireproof doesn't mean the fire will never come. It means when the fire comes that you will be able to withstand it." - Michael Simmons
"You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him." - James D. Miles
I got one of those recently. It was my "service provider" wanting to contact me about some service. Hung up before they got to the press x to speak to a customer representative. New scam I think.
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I'm sitting at my desk when my mobile phone rings. I look over to see who is calling me. It was...me!?!? Right there on the screen was my name and mobile number. Anyone know what this might be? Reminds me of a phone trick we used to do back in the 70s where you could dial a certain set of numbers on your landline phone, hang up, and it would call you back. 'twas a neat trick.
"One man's wage rise is another man's price increase." - Harold Wilson
"Fireproof doesn't mean the fire will never come. It means when the fire comes that you will be able to withstand it." - Michael Simmons
"You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him." - James D. Miles
What would have been weird is if you had answered it an it was you
If it's not broken, fix it until it is. Everything makes sense in someone's mind. Ya can't fix stupid.
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I'm sitting at my desk when my mobile phone rings. I look over to see who is calling me. It was...me!?!? Right there on the screen was my name and mobile number. Anyone know what this might be? Reminds me of a phone trick we used to do back in the 70s where you could dial a certain set of numbers on your landline phone, hang up, and it would call you back. 'twas a neat trick.
"One man's wage rise is another man's price increase." - Harold Wilson
"Fireproof doesn't mean the fire will never come. It means when the fire comes that you will be able to withstand it." - Michael Simmons
"You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him." - James D. Miles
Maybe a warning from your future self. :laugh: I would have had to answer it. :) I have noticed an uptick in robo-calls, mostly from spoofed local numbers. I have also had multiple calls from people claiming to be returning my call...one guy was furious and unconvinced that I had not called his wife's cellphone 3 times that day! Those telemarketers have no respect for a 'do not call' list and apparently are willing to use random numbers to trick people into answering. In your case though, random doesn't explain it. :suss:
David Crow wrote:
phone trick we used to do back in the 70s
:thumbsup: Good times!
"Go forth into the source" - Neal Morse
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I'm sitting at my desk when my mobile phone rings. I look over to see who is calling me. It was...me!?!? Right there on the screen was my name and mobile number. Anyone know what this might be? Reminds me of a phone trick we used to do back in the 70s where you could dial a certain set of numbers on your landline phone, hang up, and it would call you back. 'twas a neat trick.
"One man's wage rise is another man's price increase." - Harold Wilson
"Fireproof doesn't mean the fire will never come. It means when the fire comes that you will be able to withstand it." - Michael Simmons
"You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him." - James D. Miles
I imagine that your analyst is happy that you've stopped talking to yourself.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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I'm sitting at my desk when my mobile phone rings. I look over to see who is calling me. It was...me!?!? Right there on the screen was my name and mobile number. Anyone know what this might be? Reminds me of a phone trick we used to do back in the 70s where you could dial a certain set of numbers on your landline phone, hang up, and it would call you back. 'twas a neat trick.
"One man's wage rise is another man's price increase." - Harold Wilson
"Fireproof doesn't mean the fire will never come. It means when the fire comes that you will be able to withstand it." - Michael Simmons
"You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him." - James D. Miles
Just a glitch in the Matrix, nothing to be worry about. Also, don't mind the gentleman in the suit and shades who looks exactly like Elrond and who's going to ring your bell in three seconds.
Best, Sander sanderrossel.com Continuous Integration, Delivery, and Deployment arrgh.js - Bringing LINQ to JavaScript Object-Oriented Programming in C# Succinctly
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Just a glitch in the Matrix, nothing to be worry about. Also, don't mind the gentleman in the suit and shades who looks exactly like Elrond and who's going to ring your bell in three seconds.
Best, Sander sanderrossel.com Continuous Integration, Delivery, and Deployment arrgh.js - Bringing LINQ to JavaScript Object-Oriented Programming in C# Succinctly
Sander Rossel wrote:
ring your bell
One of the phrases that I wish people would never use. Why should I suffer alone?[^] (youtube)
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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I'm sitting at my desk when my mobile phone rings. I look over to see who is calling me. It was...me!?!? Right there on the screen was my name and mobile number. Anyone know what this might be? Reminds me of a phone trick we used to do back in the 70s where you could dial a certain set of numbers on your landline phone, hang up, and it would call you back. 'twas a neat trick.
"One man's wage rise is another man's price increase." - Harold Wilson
"Fireproof doesn't mean the fire will never come. It means when the fire comes that you will be able to withstand it." - Michael Simmons
"You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him." - James D. Miles
Perhaps it was time traveling you with suggestions on what stocks to buy. Or warning you to not post this on Code Project.
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Sander Rossel wrote:
ring your bell
One of the phrases that I wish people would never use. Why should I suffer alone?[^] (youtube)
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
From the description: "song about kids talking on the telephone" Kids today: "Why would you talk on a telephone?"
Best, Sander sanderrossel.com Continuous Integration, Delivery, and Deployment arrgh.js - Bringing LINQ to JavaScript Object-Oriented Programming in C# Succinctly
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I'm sitting at my desk when my mobile phone rings. I look over to see who is calling me. It was...me!?!? Right there on the screen was my name and mobile number. Anyone know what this might be? Reminds me of a phone trick we used to do back in the 70s where you could dial a certain set of numbers on your landline phone, hang up, and it would call you back. 'twas a neat trick.
"One man's wage rise is another man's price increase." - Harold Wilson
"Fireproof doesn't mean the fire will never come. It means when the fire comes that you will be able to withstand it." - Michael Simmons
"You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him." - James D. Miles
Very common trick by spam callers to spoof the first 6 digits to match your phone, so you find the number familiar and tend to answer. The last 4 are randomly generated, and coincidentally they matched your real number's last 4 :-)
Nish Nishant Consultant Software Architect Ganymede Software Solutions LLC www.ganymedesoftwaresolutions.com
