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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsAnyone know of a reverse phone # lookup site that works ?
One that will actually give you a name that's calling without wanting money? Thanks
856 335 7157 more than likely a scammer.
ItsjustMe
(11,529 posts)KS Toronado
(19,260 posts)hlthe2b
(105,775 posts)If it is a number frequently associated with scammers, it will likely show some evidence. If it is a number associated with a current or former landline, that will probably come up. The latter might be valid calls.
If they don't leave a voice mail, I usually don't delete the number but I ignore it. If they call again, then it MIGHT be a "real" caller and I generally will go to SKYPE and call (I do not have an assigned number on SKYPE so they can't call me back). If the number does not answer and a recording that the number is not recognized, it is definitely suspect as a scam call. If it does answer, you can quickly decide to answer or not or go back to your cell.
Sigh. This is increasingly making cell phones irrelevant.
Shermann
(8,499 posts)Most numbers these days are cell phones and can rarely be reverse searched.
Marthe48
(18,679 posts)If a name doesn't come up in the first few returns, I figure it is a junk call. Once in a great while, it is actually a number for my health ins.