Rant Wrong number

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  1. SeT

    SeT What's a Dremel?

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    For the past couple weeks, I've had someone calling me. They've got the wrong number. I went as far as asking what number they're trying to dial. They're dialing mine, I told them someone gave them the wrong number because that's my number. They're still calling, they have at least 4 times since I verified the number.

    Wrong numbers happen. I'm a little more pissed than I might normally be right now. It's 9AM New Years day. This idiot calls and wakes me up. I answer and hear "Hey man, Happy new year. Wake your drunk-ass up." I would much rather have a hang-over. I've been sick with bronchitis and sinusitis and I was finally getting some good sleep so you can understand now why I'm a little annoyed. I've got this douche's number, seriously considering giving some craigslist m4m and 4chan treatment.

    What would you do?
     
  2. Cookie Monster

    Cookie Monster Multimodder

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    Ha ha ha, i've got the same happening to me, they ring up and ask in a deep scottish accent "Is barry there?", i've told them 5 or 6 times so far no but still they call.
     
  3. Gunsmith

    Gunsmith Maximum Win

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    print some fake sex hotline cards with his number on and leave them in seedy bars
     
  4. mctigger

    mctigger What's a Dremel?

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    4chan treatment sounds like fun....
     
  5. shigllgetcha

    shigllgetcha Minimodder

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    short trip to /b/ was what came to mind.

    sounds like hes ****ing with you
     
  6. Silver51

    Silver51 I cast flare!

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    Call up your telecoms provider, tell them you've been receiving nuance calls, hand over the callers telephone number (from caller ID, 1471 if you're in the UK, star69 in the US, etc.)
     
  7. MaverickWill

    MaverickWill Dirty CPC Mackem

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    Give it to us. Disgruntled hungover techies are more likely to be your personal army!
     
  8. Ryu_ookami

    Ryu_ookami I write therefore I suffer.

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    rape alarm or high pitched air horn down the receiver next time he rings I would suggest.
     
  9. Matticus

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    I had some one that kept ringing me about a clock I had sold them on ebay, I didn't even have an ebay account at this point.

    What I assume either had happened is recycled numbers, I had taken out a contract about 2 months earlier, and I assume the scammer seller may have had this number many moons ago, knew it was no longer in use and used it as a contact number. Or he made up a number, or maybe just got it wrong.

    I have heard that in the UK (not sure about the US) some providers do charge to block a number. I think most phones can block a number from calling, it just doesn't ring out and you get a notification saying that rang.
     
  10. SeT

    SeT What's a Dremel?

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    I considered calling the provider but I've tried this in the past and they were not helpful. They actually told me there's nothing they can do and refused to block numbers before.

    Anyway. I went back to sleep for a while with my phone turned to silent. Wake up to find a missed call from the same number. Plug it in to google and now I've got a name and address. Fail for them.
     
  11. MaverickWill

    MaverickWill Dirty CPC Mackem

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    Show up with a sledgehammer. Good times!
     
  12. Silver51

    Silver51 I cast flare!

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    Does your phone (landline) allow you to do *60? Some companies in the US allow you to block calls selectively by dialling *60 and following the prompts. I think you get a nominal charge for the service, although you might want to look it up before trying.
     
  13. theevilelephant

    theevilelephant Minimodder

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    Same for me!

    I had the same problem last year, some Scottish woman kept phoning and asking for craig. 9 months of telling her she clearly had the wrong number and to stop phoning at 6 in the morning and she still didn't get the message! In the end she woke me up the day of an exam and I was so annoyed I just shouted "He's dead alright?!" and hung up, it seemed to work.
     
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  14. shigllgetcha

    shigllgetcha Minimodder

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    you could save the number and give it a personalised ringtone that doesnt make noise, or make a group with no ringtone or vibration for the number

    ring him at some rediculous hour and ask for someone, might take the hint then

    or failing that, post him a turd in a box lol with a note saying wrong address or something.
     
  15. Cerberus90

    Cerberus90 Car Spannerer

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    Please do this, :D
     
  16. bigsharn

    bigsharn Officially demotivated

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    WIN!

    +rep
     
  17. Burnout21

    Burnout21 Mmmm biscuits

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    I would call them asking for a random name every time, try and get them at stupid times of day like 3 am and tell them that its dark outside and owls keep making noises.
     
  18. Unicorn

    Unicorn Uniform November India

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    I say you /b/reak his spirit, if you catch my drift ;)
     
  19. Rkiver

    Rkiver Cybernetic Spine

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    Answer the phone with the following.

    "City cremetorium. You kill em, we grill em."
     
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  20. Smilodon

    Smilodon The Antagonist

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    That one if F'ing awesome! :D

    Sig'ed and Rep+'ed.


    (I did fix the grammar first, though;) )
     

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