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To ask if it's possible to get someone's mobile phone number

16 replies

Looobyloo · 25/04/2019 07:48

I was introduced to a guy through a mutual friend, he added me on facebook then started sending me messages on messenger quite often , in the end I told him my messenger was broken. Last night he rang me, I didn't think to ask him how he'd got my number, doh! I've asked everyone who we know mutually and noone has given him my number.

Is it possible to get numbers off the internet? We're all a bit baffled.

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Thegoodthere · 25/04/2019 07:52

If you add someone on messenger they can ring you through it.

KnifeAngel · 25/04/2019 07:54

Do you have your number on your Facebook information? I know you can search on there by number but I don't know if you can see a number on there.

Fiveredbricks · 25/04/2019 07:58

Facebook if your number is on there.

Raspberry10 · 25/04/2019 08:00

If you’ve given your number to Facebook and not hidden it, it’s in your profile. Also I think you can call people via messenger to their phone if you’ve not turned it off?

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Looobyloo · 25/04/2019 08:01

He didn't ring me through messenger and I've checked my facebook, its all private, only I can see my number.

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Noonooyou · 25/04/2019 08:03

If it's hidden on your profile and he didn't call you through messenger then I'd think one of your friends did actually give him the number.

Bishbashthrash · 25/04/2019 08:03

Phone him back and ask him?

theonewiththecats · 25/04/2019 08:04

just block him. sounds creepy!

AnchorDownDeepBreath · 25/04/2019 08:06

The standard setting for your mobile number used to be that "friends" can see it, so as you added him, he may have been able to see it there.

Otherwise it's quite likely that someone gave it to him and is now wishing they hadn't.

Mintandthyme · 25/04/2019 08:06

Why did you tell him messenger was broken ?
Block him in any case

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Looobyloo · 25/04/2019 08:07

@bishbash I don't want to encourage him! Of course I will ask next time he rings. We only have two mutual friends and they both say no way would they give it to him. He is very computer savvy so I was wondering if there's another way to get numbers?

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PurplePiePete · 25/04/2019 08:08

Following with great interest

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Looobyloo · 25/04/2019 08:09

@mint because he was messaging me all the time and I'm too nice to be completely honest and tell him to bog off

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codenameduchess · 25/04/2019 08:20

Are you sure about it not being on Facebook? It may be private but visible to friends.

Trills · 25/04/2019 08:21

Have you in any way indicated that you don't want to talk to him?

Trills · 25/04/2019 08:24

Why say "my messenger is broken" rather than just stop replying?

Most people would interpret "oh no, the thing we are using to communicate is having problems" as "I would like to continue talking to you, but I can't", not as "I don't want to talk to you but I'm unable to express it".

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