555-555-5555 calling me.

ncoliva · 09-16-2004, 04:16 PM

That's right. I checked my voicemail and I got a call from 555-555-5555. And the message was playing the Sprint Voicemail Options (ex: Press 8 to call, Press 9 to save, ect..). When I called the number back, it please directory assistances. Weird.

NoClones · 09-16-2004, 04:18 PM

I got a call today from a Rocky Mount number (Town close to me) but I missed it. Called back in less than a minute of them calling and the number was disconnected... ?

**c1971ace** · 09-16-2004, 06:16 PM

thats weird i got a call the other day something to the effect of 006-019 (or something like that)...i missed the call so i called back within miutes and it says there is no such number...where the hell does this come from?

NoClones · 09-16-2004, 07:29 PM

Not sure, this was the first time this has happened to me.

ericshmerick · 09-16-2004, 08:01 PM

Caller ID Spoofing already?

NoClones · 09-16-2004, 08:07 PM

Who knows...

ctnchrisw · 09-16-2004, 09:25 PM

I got a call a few days ago from a 12 digit number, didnt look like an international one, and the phone said delaware.

**payasa** · 09-16-2004, 10:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NoClones

I got a call today from a Rocky Mount number (Town close to me) but I missed it. Called back in less than a minute of them calling and the number was disconnected... ?

That's the way our county's school phone numbers show up. You call back and it says that the number has been disconnected. The only problem with that is if you have children in different schools, you don't know which school to call or who called.

kush_14 · 09-17-2004, 12:35 AM

yeah i got a call from a 555-555-5555 the other day to. It left a voicemail...i was like ***

gsmornot · 09-17-2004, 12:40 AM

Business can place whatever number they want on the outgoing calls. I can set a feature in our switch that sets the number and name people see when I call out. I don't work on cell switches but I am sure it's an option there as well.

AudiA4 · 09-17-2004, 03:38 AM

odd.. i used to get that same number calling with no voice every night for like a month, no idea what it was. then i would get it occasionally, but now it totally stopped. i cant think of what it would be.

AnthroMatt · 09-17-2004, 10:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gsmornot

Business can place whatever number they want on the outgoing calls. I can set a feature in our switch that sets the number and name people see when I call out. I don't work on cell switches but I am sure it's an option there as well.

Right. When my wife calls me from her desk at work a certain number comes up. If I call that number I get the main switchboard. If I dial a different number I get the phone at her desk.

**payasa** · 09-17-2004, 11:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kush_14

yeah i got a call from a 555-555-5555 the other day to. It left a voicemail...i was like ***

My sister works at a bank. If she calls me from work, that is the number that shows up. The first time she called me, I thought that it was some kind of joke.

worst_name_ever · 09-17-2004, 03:28 PM

i got a 555-555-5555 call to and it was a voice mail too. weird stuff, i've got this about three times now.

sledgehammer · 09-17-2004, 05:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ericshmerick

Caller ID Spoofing already?

Actually, I saw Kevin Mitnick on the Screen Savers a while back do this, where he called Leo on his cell phone and the caller ID showed the White House general number.

You know, back when TechTV was good.

So this has been around for a while. What puzzles me is that a business my friend works for has their main number spoofed to 818-555-2525, which is definately not legal.

09-16-2004, 04:16 PM	#1
ncoliva Cordless Phone User Join Date: Jul 24, '03 Location: Keystone State Posts: 542 Phone: LG Fusic Trades: 1 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts SU$: 306	555-555-5555 calling me. That's right. I checked my voicemail and I got a call from 555-555-5555. And the message was playing the Sprint Voicemail Options (ex: Press 8 to call, Press 9 to save, ect..). When I called the number back, it please directory assistances. Weird. __________________ My SprintUsers.com Feedback

09-17-2004, 12:40 AM	#10
gsmornot Walkie Talkie User Join Date: May 7, '03 Location: TN Posts: 487 Phone: Sanyo 5500 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts SU$: 12	Business can place whatever number they want on the outgoing calls. I can set a feature in our switch that sets the number and name people see when I call out. I don't work on cell switches but I am sure it's an option there as well. __________________ "Save a horse, ride a cowboy." Calling Plan: Make as many as it takes to use all my minutes. For what I pay, I should be getting thank-you's in the mail. It's not bad really, but I have to complain about something around here.

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09-16-2004, 04:18 PM	#2
NoClones Account Inactive Join Date: May 10, '04 Location: Zebulon/NC Posts: 1,279 Phone: Treo600-8200 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts SU$: 10	I got a call today from a Rocky Mount number (Town close to me) but I missed it. Called back in less than a minute of them calling and the number was disconnected... ?

09-16-2004, 06:16 PM	#3
c1971ace Even the Dalai Lama Loves The Patriots!! Join Date: Feb 15, '04 Location: Gillette Stadium Posts: 813 Phone: 8330m Trades: 30 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 2 Posts SU$: 696	thats weird i got a call the other day something to the effect of 006-019 (or something like that)...i missed the call so i called back within miutes and it says there is no such number...where the hell does this come from?

09-16-2004, 07:29 PM	#4
NoClones Account Inactive Join Date: May 10, '04 Location: Zebulon/NC Posts: 1,279 Phone: Treo600-8200 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts SU$: 10	Not sure, this was the first time this has happened to me.

09-16-2004, 08:01 PM	#5
ericshmerick Telephone User Join Date: Jan 10, '04 Location: Coastal, GA Posts: 204 Phone: BlackBerry 8703 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts SU$: 102	Caller ID Spoofing already?

09-16-2004, 08:07 PM	#6
NoClones Account Inactive Join Date: May 10, '04 Location: Zebulon/NC Posts: 1,279 Phone: Treo600-8200 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts SU$: 10	Who knows...

09-16-2004, 09:25 PM	#7
ctnchrisw Walkie Talkie User Join Date: Nov 27, '03 Location: Beacon, NY Posts: 443 Phone: a920 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts SU$: 390	I got a call a few days ago from a 12 digit number, didnt look like an international one, and the phone said delaware.

09-17-2004, 12:35 AM	#9
kush_14 Cordless Phone User Join Date: Jan 3, '04 Location: Canton Mi Posts: 674 Phone: A600 Trades: 1 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts SU$: 319	yeah i got a call from a 555-555-5555 the other day to. It left a voicemail...i was like ***

09-17-2004, 03:38 AM	#11
AudiA4 Telephone User Join Date: Jan 20, '03 Posts: 150 Phone: 700p Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts SU$: 94	odd.. i used to get that same number calling with no voice every night for like a month, no idea what it was. then i would get it occasionally, but now it totally stopped. i cant think of what it would be.

09-17-2004, 03:28 PM	#14
worst_name_ever Telegraph User Join Date: Apr 24, '04 Location: phoenix Posts: 39 Phone: sanyo 8200 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts SU$: 10	i got a 555-555-5555 call to and it was a voice mail too. weird stuff, i've got this about three times now.