Maybe one day spoofing will be illegal every time it is done. It didn't cost the CEOs of these companies anything, and I did all the work myself. Unfortunately, these third-party applications are accessible to anyone and it allows the user to put in any phone number as a "disguise" number, to make it appear like a local call. I received a random call from a guy claiming my phone keeps calling him on facetime. They don’t steal the phone; they simply hijack the phone number. I recently lost my phone so I called from a different one in hopes to find it but he answered. Explain precisely what the call is all about. My boss got a call from my cell but I didn't call him. Someone needs to stop these guys--- Update ---August 8 2015. But I DIDN'T MAKE THAT PHONE CALL, nor was with some guy!!!! My mom got the phone call, she didn’t realize that it was a scam. I occasionally get a call from the same 604-XXX exchange that my number is in. It’s a relief knowing I don’t have to let them interfere with my everyday life anymore. She was sold a ” security system” for $300. she had to wire the money . But I've received 3-4 more calls from different people saying I called them, and my number was showing up on their phone. That's right: the same number. this is seriously interupting my work and day. Technician's Assistant: What's the model and Operating System (OS) of your device? Someone called and asked why I had called them. All these strange numbers calling my cell phone. Unfortunately, it's pretty easy for scammers to spoof your phone number in the outbound caller ID number. I tried to reach you by phone last week but I couldn't get through (or, you were unavailable). I keep adding them to my block list but no luck.. Someone put in my phone # on a payday loan application. No I didn't". Every phone interview I've ever had has been very punctual within 5 minutes. But we haven’t had a phone plugged into our landline since last July. I changed my appleid password so hopefully this puts a stop to it. So I wanted to ask you about [back to subject matter]. However, that is really unprofessional of them. If you happen to find out someone is using your phone number, learn from my story and take the necessary steps to stop them. The first time it happened, I assumed that the person on the other line was crazy. Will I have to call every month with another number I need blocked? Let him call one of them. There is this thing called spoofing, and it’s when someone disguises their real phone number by hiding behind someone else’s phone number to make calls. I always lock my phone so I don't dial by accident, and I've checked my call … it is automated systems about credit card , same company .. he is from India .. uses fake numbers , if you call them back , it will be a dead phone number or someone else picked up . Except every single person who called my house would get a call from this lady saying that they had called her house...Long story short my line was crossed with another person's. Once I changed my phone number, the calls and texts regarding the spoof calls finally stopped. Else, you can also check by opening Settings >> Phone >> Show My Caller ID, and make sure the button color next to it is green. I didn't touch my phone all day (at work, busy day, know it didn't even come out of my pocket, but was on). The “almost” caveat being repeated calls from the same number in a short period…could be an emergency (but could also be a … They called … IPhone 6S iOS 10.3.3 Dialing *#31# is the fastest way to do this. Immediately after, I texted the guy who called me to text me if he verified I called him. Okay, okay, okay, first of all, DO NOT CALL THESE NUMBERS BACK. I would have called any contact I had there 15 minutes after the designated time. Rung BT 5 times today, got through the automated filters and each time the call rang a few times then cut out. It's always the same person and thankfully I personally know him. Can some one really use your number and make it seem as you have called them I added a call-blocker App to my mobile, and my phone will only ring if I have the person's number listed in the contact list on my phone. The callers all report that my number is listed as a missed call in their phone--most have read it back to me--yet I have never called any of them. I’m like omg if you have to wire it’s a scam. The best way to minimize these events occurring is to be able to report them going forward. It required none of their time and gave them something of value. They said the phone number was 209-813-0133 (don't call this BTW) and they were in the United States of California They never could explain what the warnings and messages were. This started last Tuesday very suddenly. I also checked the call history and his number wasn't there. When I checked my call log, of course there wasn't any record of my phone making the call to him. This bill says my Verizon landline made 23 calls to this 540 number during the last billing cycle. He is local but he has Sprint and I have Verizon. He might have mixed your number up with Charlotte’s or Tina’s, and you know what? 5:20pm I get a call by a guy asking me who I am and why I called him at 2pm. I'm writing to discuss [subject matter]. She didn’t tell us because at the time my dad was in the hospital. The fraudulent call I received at 11 pm yesterday evening popped up on my phone as "Amazon Support" from the same number I had captured the previous week. Has my phone been cloned? This enables them to intercept those one-time verification codes sent to that mobile number by text, email, or phone call. I was just alone, walking on the street to go to a bank. So what now? 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 don't have digital voice either, just the basic cheapest landline we could get. The people living there didn't know their phone wasn't working until I knocked on the door and asked if everything was all right. When I called Verizon and said there is no way that we called 911... wasn't on the call history of the phone so I knew my 6 yr old didn't do it...she did some kind of line test and saw that my line was crossed? I had a firm at the end of a lengthy interview process say they wanted to proceed to the next step and contact my references. Just had my latest BT Bill and been charged 50p for a call to 123 on 13/01/21. In the process I captured the number he called from on my phone and added it to my contacts list under the name "Amazon Support." Anonymous wrote:I just called my husband at work on his landline and he noticed that my phone number on his caller ID showed up as a different person (my number, but it said I was Jane Doe for example).I have had this cell number for over 10 years.