A random adult called my DD’s phone

[twosoups1972]

A unknown number rang on my 13 year old DD’s phone. She wasn’t in the room so I answered it.

It was an adult woman who said her name was ‘Karen’ who was talking about meeting up with dd and she knew DD’s name. I didn’t know what to say so I said I was DD’s mum and she apologised and said it was a wrong number.

I’m a bit freaked out that an adult has my DD’s number and knows her name. Advice please?

Talk to your daughter!

Well, what did your daughter say?

Does your daughter know who it was?

Does your DD have WhatsApp, Facebook etc? I'd be checking messages.

What has your daughter said about it? Strange how she said it was a wrong number after she knew you were mum.

I'd take this very seriously and remove the phone until it was resolved.

What does your daughter say about it?

Ask your daughter who Karen is, block the number on her phone, keep a close eye on where she goes, that sort of thing.
Quite worrying I know. Pretty stupid of her to use your daughter's name, then say it was a wrong number.

She doesn’t know. She’s sensible and I’ve drummed it into her not to give out her phone number.

Really odd

Ask ds

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I would take this very seriously as well.

Have you tried googling the number?

Mention reporting it to the police to your daughter and see how she reacts.

You need to have a good look through that phone. If you have an iPad, link then so all texts go to the iPad too. Get passwords for all accounts and keep checking.

Can you get the phone bill and check outgoing calls and tests to ensure your dd has not called or texted her.

Nothing came up from Google. I am very concerned.

I check her phone regularly and dd knows it.

Check the call history on the phone and yeah, run a Web search on the number.

There is more to this than she is telling you.

If you have an iPad, link then so all texts go to the iPad too.

Only iMessages will show on a linked ipad.

Oh sorry cross post.

Call the number back.

I had a hospital call me at 3a.m once asking to speak to my 13 yr old by name...turns out it was a wrong number and just coincidence that my son had the same name.

I would block the number and have a chat with your daughter as it could just be a coincidence as well.

Does your DD have a common name?q

Counsellor, doctor etc?

I once had a text conversation with a friend, except it wasn't, it was a 12 year old, somehow the number stored had been corrupted.

I was mortified that I'd asked a 12 year old to meet at a pub, I apologised and deleted the number.

Numbers do get reused when one hasn't been used for 12 months or so.

Ask your dd about it, but it might be a genuine mistake.

If the woman was talking about meeting up, what did she say? Like something had already been arranged like an appointment?