Phone Call???

kismet · ‎03-10-2010

There is something that happened that I am confused about. This is about a phone call that came in on my caller ID. I have a private unlisted phone number. The other morning a phone call came in with the ID of my name and phone number. I find this odd since no one here made the phone call and I doubt it could be made anyway. So how does a call come in with my phone number and name. I checked with some friends and my number comes over on their phone as unknown so my ID is still unlisted. Any ideas on this?

lolakimono · ‎03-29-2012

It's call spoofing.

Use nomorerobo.com and it will drastically cut down on the nuisance calls that aren't weeded out already by the Do Not Call list.

GypsyKarma · ‎05-10-2010

It happens to me also and if I answer there seems to be no one on the line.

Marybella · ‎03-09-2010

It has happened to me, too.

June Lands · ‎11-13-2014

On 12/18/2014 lolakimono said:
It's call spoofing.

Use nomorerobo.com and it will drastically cut down on the nuisance calls that aren't weeded out already by the Do Not Call list.

I went to the website....what do you do? It is just a page with someone ranting about the government stealing from them?

circles · ‎03-10-2010

happened to me yesterday while talking to my sister....all of a sudden my own name was on my caller I.D......spooky...

curlywhitedog · ‎03-09-2010

As others have said, it's called spoofing and it's designed to work around call blocking machines because who's going to block their own number. It's happened to me twice, I just don't answer. No matter what they think, I get the last laugh every time.

Maria

lolakimono · ‎03-29-2012

On 12/18/2014 AnnaBella said:
On 12/18/2014 lolakimono said:
It's call spoofing.

Use http://www.nomorobo.com/ and it will drastically cut down on the nuisance calls that aren't weeded out already by the Do Not Call list.

I went to the website....what do you do? It is just a page with someone ranting about the government stealing from them?

Oops-

Here it is-

http://www.nomorobo.com/

June Lands · ‎11-13-2014

On 12/18/2014 lolakimono said:
On 12/18/2014 AnnaBella said:
On 12/18/2014 lolakimono said:
It's call spoofing.

Use http://www.nomorobo.com/ and it will drastically cut down on the nuisance calls that aren't weeded out already by the Do Not Call list.

I went to the website....what do you do? It is just a page with someone ranting about the government stealing from them?

Oops-

Here it is-

http://www.nomorobo.com/

Thanks, it looks like my carrier does not support this....bummer.

lolakimono · ‎03-29-2012

It really works. It even got rid of a charity the other day. I thought they would have been exempt. It will ring once, and the Caller ID will show who it is (on the TV) and then it no longer rings. ${#emotions_dlg.thumbup}$