ToJesusMyHeart Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 Is there any way to call back a blocked caller? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnlySunshine Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 (edited) The only way to do it is to have the police or phone company pull up the number. Then you have to have a search warrant. Anytime someone hits *67, the number is not shown on caller id and cannot be *69'ed in most cases. You could try hitting *69 but it isn't guaranteed to work. Edited February 2, 2014 by MaterMisericordiae Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToJesusMyHeart Posted February 2, 2014 Author Share Posted February 2, 2014 Yeah I definitely got *67'ed this morning. I answered, said, "Hello?" They didn't respond so I said, "uh, hellooo?" And then I got a male voice I didn't recognize say, "Oh, sorry, I must have the wrong number." And I said, "Ummm okay? No problem. Bye." But why would someone *67 the call, type in my number, and then claim it was the wrong number? Seems like too much work to dial the wrong number. And it didn't seem like a prank call since he immediately said "Oh, wrong number." I'm doubtful that it was an accident. Anyway. I don't want to go to the police. Boo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nihil Obstat Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 Yeah I definitely got *67'ed this morning. I answered, said, "Hello?" They didn't respond so I said, "uh, hellooo?" And then I got a male voice I didn't recognize say, "Oh, sorry, I must have the wrong number." And I said, "Ummm okay? No problem. Bye." But why would someone *67 the call, type in my number, and then claim it was the wrong number? Seems like too much work to dial the wrong number. And it didn't seem like a prank call since he immediately said "Oh, wrong number." I'm doubtful that it was an accident. Anyway. I don't want to go to the police. Boo. They may have a permanently blocked number. Some people do. Not necessarily sinister. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YHZRosko Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 Sometimes people just have their number unlisted/permenantly blocked, so it's possible that it was an actual wrong number. That said, if it happens again and you really feel that something's not right, you can dial *57 to trace the call (assuming you're in the US or Canada) and call the police and they can get the caller's information from the phone company. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnlySunshine Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 Yeah I definitely got *67'ed this morning. I answered, said, "Hello?" They didn't respond so I said, "uh, hellooo?" And then I got a male voice I didn't recognize say, "Oh, sorry, I must have the wrong number." And I said, "Ummm okay? No problem. Bye." But why would someone *67 the call, type in my number, and then claim it was the wrong number? Seems like too much work to dial the wrong number. And it didn't seem like a prank call since he immediately said "Oh, wrong number." I'm doubtful that it was an accident. Anyway. I don't want to go to the police. Boo. Our number is private and doesn't show up on caller id. We did this when we got burglarized in 1994 and the thieves stole our phone number off our phone and started terrorizing us. We changed the number and made it private. We aren't listed in the phone book, either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChristinaTherese Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 And it could be easy to know from just hearing your voice saying "hello" that you, say, aren't an old man. Or other less majorly different things that are still not you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilentJoy Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 Our number is private and doesn't show up on caller id. We did this when we got burglarized in 1994 and the thieves stole our phone number off our phone and started terrorizing us. We changed the number and made it private. We aren't listed in the phone book, either. :shock: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnlySunshine Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 :shock: I know. It still brings chills to my spine to think about the day we were robbed and our house was vandalized. I was only 11 then and they went through everything - even my room and my sister's. My mom lost jewelry and other valuables. It was hard to live in that house after that. We felt so violated. We don't live there anymore and we've had a house alarm ever since... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChristinaTherese Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 We had an unlisted number back when my sister was at her worst and some friends of hers and maybe she herself went and broke into our house once or more. Oh, and we definitely had a house alarm too. That saved us a few times. (And then people asked if I missed Boston. Nope. I moved away from some rough stuff and then I finally blossomed from the very closed geode that my 3rd and 4th grade teacher had seen in me. (Seriously, that woman gave the best birthday presents ever. And I loved her so much. She was so good for me at maybe the hardest time in my childhood. I loved some other teachers at that school, but I think she was the one I love the most. But anyway... this is what you call a tangent.) And this is the end of the first tangent.) Um. Right. Back on topic now... I really have nothing else to say. Just adding my experience to Mater's.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blazeingstar Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 (edited) My number is "restricted" somehow in the tech pipelines when I was getting a phone they messed something up. I was going from Sprint to Virgin Mobile. Sprint wouldn't release my number because I had a balance (albeit 12 cents positive) until I resolved it...but I couldn't get them to do anything because they only cut checks for $10 or more....anyway. When Virgin Mobile gave me a new number they added in the restricted because of this mess...who knows why...apparently it's their polociy. I could get them to reverse the restriction and allow my caller ID it but it's too much work. I actually have to dial * something to reach my friends who don't accept restricted calls. I have misdialed as it's a pain in the kister to add *XX+area code+number Edited February 3, 2014 by blazeingstar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luigi Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 (edited) "One Ring Phone Scam" - a friend posted this on FB. Don't answer the phone - it'll cost you $20 or $30. http://www.wtae.com/news/local/allegheny/better-business-bureau-warns-of-one-ring-phone-scam-from-caribbean-islands/-/10927008/24227778/-/1j1emwz/-/index.html The numbers that called her are: 268. 762. 0025 and 268. 762. 0131 Her caller ID identified the source as Antigua/Barbuda. Could this be your mystery caller? Edited February 4, 2014 by Luigi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToJesusMyHeart Posted February 4, 2014 Author Share Posted February 4, 2014 lol let's hope not! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blazeingstar Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 "One Ring Phone Scam" - a friend posted this on FB. Don't answer the phone - it'll cost you $20 or $30. http://www.wtae.com/news/local/allegheny/better-business-bureau-warns-of-one-ring-phone-scam-from-caribbean-islands/-/10927008/24227778/-/1j1emwz/-/index.html The numbers that called her are: 268. 762. 0025 and 268. 762. 0131 Her caller ID identified the source as Antigua/Barbuda. Could this be your mystery caller? That dosn't make any sense in this case as the idea is to get the person to call back....plus most phone companies will credit you knowing that it's a scam. Plus it requires you calling the number back...you really can't answer "one ring" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IgnatiusofLoyola Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 They may have a permanently blocked number. Some people do. Not necessarily sinister. Yup, ALL my family have permanently blocked numbers. For whatever reason, in California in particular, lots of regular people block their numbers. Making things even more difficult, I screen ALL my calls. (I'm home all day so get lots of junk calls.) As a result, if my family calls me, they have to leave a message on my answering machine. If I am there, I pick up the phone while they are talking. My family doesn't particularly like having to talk to my answering machine. On the other hand, my family refuses (or forgets) to unblock their numbers when they call me. It's called learning to live with each others' quirks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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