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AIBU?

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Text message at 1.15 am saying ‘Hello’

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Donttalksboutpumpkinspiceyet · 02/09/2023 23:39

Went to bed late ish last night, after midnight.
Dd had crawled into our bed, so all a bit squashed and found it hard to drop off. Finally did and was woken by my phone, a text message. Sometimes the mums group WhatsApp goes off through the night, but not texts. Was so tired and didn’t want to get up, but it was annoying me. The text message said ‘Hello’ just that. I didn’t recognise the number, although it’s the same country (live overseas)
Was too tired to respond to it and didn’t want to wake the others in bed next to me, but it freaked me out a bit and felt a bit anxious.
This morning I replied ‘Who is it please?’ no reply, so I asked again later in the day and asked why they texted me at 1 in the morning, no reply. Tried ringing, won’t answer.
Aibu to feel anxious about this or would it not bother you and you’d let it go?

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BellaJuno · 03/09/2023 15:21

EBearhug · 03/09/2023 00:57

Maybe it’s the dinosaur in me coming out, but people used to answer the phone without knowing who was on the other end… it could have been a family member or a serial killer. No way of knowing until you answered the phone!

You didn't just answer the phone, you said, "Hello, Mytown 12345, Bearhug speaking," just in case your serial killer didn't already know exactly who you were.

🤣🤣 so true, I’d forgotten my parents used to do this!

Rowgtfc72 · 03/09/2023 15:23

I got a hello yesterday. Closely followed by are you at work?. Are you busy?
Not a number I recognised and seemed to have a Pakistan international code so I blocked it.

pilates · 03/09/2023 15:23

I had this - a scam. Block.

paradoxicalfrog · 03/09/2023 16:00

Donttalksboutpumpkinspiceyet · 02/09/2023 23:50

Quite relieved to hear it’s possibly a scam, but to just say Hello? How is that scamming?
It just felt quite creepy at that time in the morning, in the dark coming up on my phone. My thoughts went from creepy stalker type to someone texting telling me Dh was having an affair to scam 🙈
I was okay in the morning, probably just a night anxiety thing

Because now you've replied, they know your number is an active number and not a randomly dialled number.

paradoxicalfrog · 03/09/2023 16:01

I get random diallers on my landline. Sometimes a recorded message just says "Goodbye" and hangs up. I block them.

CoopAndWheels · 03/09/2023 16:05

Set it to do not disturb between certain hours. You can still allow calls from certain important numbers should you be needed.

https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT204321

Use Do Not Disturb with Focus on your iPhone or iPad

With Focus in iOS 15 and iPadOS 15 or later, you can use Do Not Disturb to silence calls, alerts and notifications that you receive while your device is locked. You can also schedule Do Not Disturb and allow calls from certain people.

https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT204321

HappyPurrrsday · 03/09/2023 16:37

Donttalksboutpumpkinspiceyet · 02/09/2023 23:57

How do I turn off messages and calls on my phone at night (iPhone) is it just onto silent? waking me up pissed me off too!

In the settings, I set mine to be do not disturb from 10pm til 7am.

I put mum & husband on Emergency Bypass, so calls from them will ring through regardless.

MrsRandom123 · 03/09/2023 16:37

Lorelielee · 02/09/2023 23:45

Maybe it was Lionel Richie?

🤣

HappyPurrrsday · 03/09/2023 16:39

You can also do it manually by pressing the “moon” icon on this screen. (If the moon is not there automatically, you can add it in the settings

GalileoHumpkins · 03/09/2023 16:44

Have you never heard of a wrong number?

NewName122 · 03/09/2023 16:54

I could dial a random number and send a message to anyone. No need to be nervous is there.

Hbh17 · 03/09/2023 16:57

Probably a wrong number, but surely you just delete and forget? Maybe also block, in case it's a scam. Not worth more than 30 seconds of anyone's time.

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Donttalksboutpumpkinspiceyet · 03/09/2023 19:45

The guy (Indian name) ended up replying and said he was looking for a camera for his shop 🤷🏻‍♀️So random

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HeyJudeNanananana · 17/09/2023 15:16

I got this text message today, they weren't on WhatsApp either. I blocked and deleted, think it is some sort of scam after doing a google

greenacrylicpaint · 17/09/2023 16:44

scam - I get sooo many like that from very pretty women on all my sm channels.

block, delete and don't think any further about it.

andthat · 17/09/2023 16:49

@Donttalksboutpumpkinspiceyet OP, kindly, you seem overly anxious. Perhaps that’s something to think about?

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