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People getting calls from my number - But I never called them

cheemais — Wed, 05 Jan 2022 07:25:55 GMT

Hello all!

This is now happened thrice since the last week so something weird is going on for sure. I am getting calls from random people telling me that they got a call from my number but I haven't ever called them.

Has anyone run into this before and possibly know how this could be happening?

Re: People getting calls from my number - But I never called them

Samianauman — Thu, 13 Jul 2017 20:08:51 GMT

Yep it's happens once with me couples days ago I text my brother then someone reply back and asked who is this I was like you tell me you the one who text me and then he replied back with the copy of text that I send to my brother I was liike that weird. And I said sorry maybe text wrong person.
But only happened once will wait if I get any more issues in future. 🙂

Re: People getting calls from my number - But I never called them

cricketfan — Thu, 13 Jul 2017 20:43:05 GMT

Happens to me althought i am the one recieving calls. When i call them back, they have no idea that they even called me in the first place. Thou it's not pertained to a single carrier.

Re: People getting calls from my number - But I never called them

marsbar — Thu, 13 Jul 2017 21:10:17 GMT

Has your phone been hacked?

If it's an Android phone, try resetting it to factory default settings and then updating to the latest security software updates.

Re: People getting calls from my number - But I never called them

srlawren — Thu, 13 Jul 2017 21:11:12 GMT

Unfortunately, it's pretty easy for scammers to spoof your phone number in the outbound caller ID number. I occasionally get a call from the same 604-XXX exchange that my number is in. I never answer them because I know they are always spoofed calls trying to trick me into answering because the number is similar to my own.

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WearySky — Thu, 13 Jul 2017 23:58:56 GMT

This is a common tactic for spammers/scammers - are the people calling you with the same area code/exchange as you? There's apparently some psychology where people will be more likely to answer if the first 6/7 digits of the number calling them match their phone number, so they'll spoof the caller ID.

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computergeek541 — Fri, 14 Jul 2017 07:38:30 GMT

I've read about some websites that will let you place calls through the internet and will let you set the outgoing call display information to any number you wish.

Also, there's also a couple of less sinister ways this could happen.

A company can accidently assign a phone number to a new subscriber that is already assigned. It's happened before. I've even had Telus assign my phone number to a new customer a couple of years after I ported out from them (they had to reverse it and give that new customers a different phone number).

Another way this could happen would be by using one of the other Telus brands' phone number porting procedures. If someone (either accidently or deliberately) requests a phone number to be ported in, that will automatically assign that phone number to the account and that number will show as as the outgoing call display immediately. This all happens before the original carrier even approves the transfer request.

Re: People getting calls from my number - But I never called them

tiktok72 — Fri, 14 Jul 2017 16:05:03 GMT

Do you have Hangout on your phone? If it does, remove and reinstall the app.

I had same experience before and it's gone now.

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srlawren — Fri, 14 Jul 2017 16:15:49 GMT

@tiktok72 wow that seems odd. Never heard of that happening with Hangouts before.

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tiktok72 — Fri, 14 Jul 2017 16:40:15 GMT

I'm not 100% sure but I had same experience before. I checked my call history but I never dialed the number. I also checked hangout and there is no call history either. But just in case, I removed hangout and it's gone.

Re: People getting calls from my number - But I never called them

cheemais — Mon, 17 Jul 2017 05:26:35 GMT

Thanks everyone for your suggestions and comments. One of the guys who claimed he got a call from my number mentioned that it was a viber call. So I installed Viber, registered an account and then deactivated it. Seems to have solved it and I am not getting any calls since then. Phew!

Re: People getting calls from my number - But I never called them

computergeek541 — Mon, 17 Jul 2017 05:58:20 GMT

@cheemais wrote:
Thanks everyone for your suggestions and comments. One of the guys who claimed he got a call from my number mentioned that it was a viber call. So I installed Viber, registered an account and then deactivated it. Seems to have solved it and I am not getting any calls since then. Phew!

Have you had your phone number for a long time? Viber requires users to go through a pretty fool-proof phone number verification process before they even allow the phone number to be shown for outgoing call display purposes. As you arleady know, Viber's servers call your phone number to verify that the phone number is really yours before they allow you to use the service. If the Viber user had your phone number before you did and never uninstalled the application, Viber would have no idea that the phone number no longer belonged to that person.

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torontokris — Mon, 17 Jul 2017 13:18:56 GMT

The psychology I believe is because for home phones the numbers that have the first 6 digits of your number i.e. 416-789- are typically your neighbours, so you will pick up. Although it doesnt translate the same way to cell phones it seems to carry on.

This is people spoofing your number, the person missed a call then calls back on that number. Esp if the person calling back has the same first 6 digits as you.

Re: People getting calls from my number - But I never called them

cheemais — Mon, 17 Jul 2017 20:31:45 GMT

@computergeek541 wrote:
@cheemais wrote:
Thanks everyone for your suggestions and comments. One of the guys who claimed he got a call from my number mentioned that it was a viber call. So I installed Viber, registered an account and then deactivated it. Seems to have solved it and I am not getting any calls since then. Phew!
Have you had your phone number for a long time? Viber requires users to go through a pretty fool-proof phone number verification process before they even allow the phone number to be shown for outgoing call display purposes. As you arleady know, Viber's servers call your phone number to verify that the phone number is really yours before they allow you to use the service. If the Viber user had your phone number before you did and never uninstalled the application, Viber would have no idea that the phone number no longer belonged to that person.

Yep I have had this number for only about 2 years so definitely someone else had this before I did.

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ToniCipriani — Thu, 21 Sep 2017 11:36:30 GMT

Just got a string of these calls the past days, same exchange number as my own plus random 4.

Quick google search seems to always point to Telus for some reason for this issue, and truth be told I never had this issue back with Fido and Bell, when my number was with them. It started with Koodo and continues on PM.

http://www.cbc.ca/beta/news/canada/saskatoon/phone-spoofing-scammers-disguise-as-local-callers-1.2568360

Re: People getting calls from my number - But I never called them

Michael77 — Thu, 21 Sep 2017 14:00:20 GMT

Thanks for the information.

Re: People getting calls from my number - But I never called them

WearySky — Thu, 21 Sep 2017 14:45:18 GMT

@ToniCipriani wrote:
Just got a string of these calls the past days, same exchange number as my own plus random 4.

Quick google search seems to always point to Telus for some reason for this issue, and truth be told I never had this issue back with Fido and Bell, when my number was with them. It started with Koodo and continues on PM.

http://www.cbc.ca/beta/news/canada/saskatoon/phone-spoofing-scammers-disguise-as-local-callers-1.2568360

I had this issue *constantly* with Rogers, so it's definitely not a Telus-specific issue. 🙂 But yeah, a bunch of them lately. Yay, $999 Air Canada gift card!

Re: People getting calls from my number - But I never called them

Hacker13 — Tue, 22 Jan 2019 14:07:41 GMT

The technology out there is so crazy now a days.

I received a call from a female that says i called her my number come out on her in coming call but i have never called her shes my ex’s bf. i dont speak to this female at all my ex showed me a screen shot of my number calling her . Can some one really use your number and make it seem as you have called them

Re: People getting calls from my number - But I never called them

stonechucker — Tue, 22 Jan 2019 14:16:52 GMT

Yes, there ways for people to spoof your number. You can report a crime if you wish to the police, but it's really out of your control.

You can change your number, but that's only good until it happens again. Tell your ex to block your number. Delete her number from your phone.

Re: People getting calls from my number - But I never called them

umarsattar — Wed, 30 Sep 2020 18:33:45 GMT

Hi,

I have the same issue. A lady called me from same first 6 digit as my cell# and asked me to stop calling her. I have not called her at all. I already have Viber installed, so i deactivated the account, but she said that the calls came in on her cell, not on any application like Viber or Whatsapp.
I am worried that my number is being spoofed and it just started now because I just ported my number from Bell Canada to Public Mobile this week.
I need some actual support instead of Online Bot !