AIBU?
Is this a scam? Stranger has screenshot of call
ElderMillennial · 11/05/2021 09:50
Someone called me from an unknown mobile number and I answered. They asked who they were speaking to. I said they should know as they called me. They said they were calling me as they had a missed call from me earlier. I said no I hadn't called them. I said let's put it down to a misunderstanding.
Then they texted me a screenshot of my call to them but I definitely didn't call as I didn't even have my phone with me at that time (it was in another room, charging) and my phone doesn't show a call to that number.
AIBU to think this a scam? If it is, is it the person calling me or is it possible someone else has called them using my number?
skirk64 · 11/05/2021 09:52
Numbers can be spoofed, scammers use it all the time because most people block withheld numbers and obviously a scammer doesn't necessarily want to advertise their real number.
Just ignore any further contact from this person. They are probably innocent but best be on the safe side.
Noyournevergunnagetit · 11/05/2021 10:15
This keeps happening to me lately! Two times! I have called them back and they said they never called me! I sent them a screenshot and said that they did and that’s why I called them back... I think people are stealing other peoples numbers to scam
JudgeJ · 11/05/2021 10:29
@ElderMillennial
Then they texted me a screenshot of my call to them but I definitely didn't call as I didn't even have my phone with me at that time (it was in another room, charging) and my phone doesn't show a call to that number.
AIBU to think this a scam? If it is, is it the person calling me or is it possible someone else has called them using my number?
I work on the principle that everything's a scam, it almost cost me a free weekend to Berlin but I'm sure it's saved me much more!
CuriousaboutSamphire · 11/05/2021 10:34
I had a call from a puzzled sounding man last week. I am self employed so answered expecting an enquiry. He said "Who is this?" I repeated my company name. He asked me why I had called him and I laughed, he had called me. He said he had missed a call from me.
After a bit of to'ing and fro'ing it turned out that my number had called him a few times and he wondered who I was. We worked out that it was probably a scam and my number was being 'spoofed' and working out that he wouldn't ever need to hire me, he blocked me!
I have no idea if it is happening anywhere else or how to stop it if it is!
Gr4c3liz · 11/05/2021 11:12
The real scammers clone people’s numbers, so it genuinely will look like they had a call from you! It’s not them who’s doing the scam, if that makes sense.
I’ve had this happen where it was the first half of my own number and second half was all different combos (eg 0123 456 / 0123 789 / 0123 678 etc) Everyone I rang was baffled as they had not rang me. 🤣🤣
Orangesand · 11/05/2021 11:17
It's called spoofing - google it.
It happened to me. I was getting loads of people text me like 'who are u, why did you call me?' But it wasn't me calling them.
It stopped after a few days but was so annoying as some people were getting really annoyed at me.
DamnitFanny · 11/05/2021 11:24
This explains a lot! I had a missed call from a mobile last week and returned the call as I was actually expecting a call from someone and thought it must be them. A very annoyed man who had obviously been woken by my call answered and insisted he hadn’t rang me. I apologised - then blocked the number.
tentosix · 11/05/2021 11:33
It wouldnt surprise me that this isnt a way to get important information out of you. If they can put a name to a phone number, by asking you, and maybe other information, they could be 'mining' you. Thats where scammers look online etc to get as much info on a person before the final big scam. They could also sell your number now it is linked to a person on the dark web.
SofiaMichelle · 11/05/2021 11:35
@JoshJoshJosh
EE can't do anything about it. It's not them spoofing your number and unlikely to be a customer of theirs doing it.
As an example of how easy it is to do, pay £2 per month to Skype and you can make calls from your computer (or phone or iPad or whatever) to someone's landline or mobile and have whatever number you like appear on their screen when you do it.
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