@holy-cow they aren't.?ÿ It's called internet spoofing.?ÿ The calls are based on VOIP, not originating from traditional telephone signals.?ÿ
OMG?ÿ ?ÿNext I suppose someone is going to tell me that when I copy down the phone number on the restroom wall that is preceded by, "For a satisfying experience, call Molly at XXX-XXX-XXXX." that is actually the main phone number for the Catholic Church on Ima Street in Hooker, OK.
BTW, Johns Street is adjacent to the Christian Church for some reason and ends at the Hooker High School.?ÿ And, the Catholic Church is one block from the intersection of Ima and Hooker Streets
I get very few of those calls. Maybe it??s the 340 (USVI) area code.
Many years ago in Mass I got the first robocall I had heard. I played along ??maybe I should get life insurance.? When he called back I got his name and number. My wife was working a midnight shift so I was up at 2 AM and called him then just to let him know I could call him any time.?ÿ
@holy-cow It's called spoofing.?ÿ Typically they're using a computerized auto-dialer and they can tell it to display whatever number they wish on the caller ID.?ÿ Systems at large companies do the same thing where no matter what extension someone dials from, the main number is displayed on your caller ID.
That happened to me on Monday.?ÿ I missed a call that indicated it was from the main number for the hospital I had been in a few hours earlier.?ÿ I was at the Laboratory and at Radiology.?ÿ The operator called the Lab for me, but they couldn't find anyone there who had called me.?ÿ Next, my call went to Radiology.?ÿ Same results, but, they thought to ask me who my primary doctor was.?ÿ Told then and they replied that I should call that office directly because some times the medical clinic calls appear as the hospital calls on caller ID.?ÿ Called the doctor at the usual number, talked directly with her and she told me she was the one who called and that all my tests came back looking great.?ÿ Nothing to worry about.................for now.
Roughly six weeks ago I was at a major hospital for some routine tests and consult.?ÿ Two days later a call comes from the hospital number, but I missed the call.?ÿ No voice mail left.?ÿ So, I call the hospital number and told the operator that someone had tried to reach me and my best guess was the remote office of a specific doctor about 20 miles distant from the hospital.?ÿ Turned out to be the correct guess.
Learned that if you buy a new flip phone (thank you 5G overlords) it is nearly impossible to transfer your old contacts over to the new phone. If the phone rings you're never sure if it's someone you haven't spoken to in awhile.
The few times - with a few exceptions - I've answered it ends up being the truck warranty folks, or some other staticy recording.
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