The Mystery of the Ghost Calls
Yeah, I know it sounds like some old Nancy Drew novel, but this mystery is driving me batty, and maybe some "detective" out there on the Forum can solve it. In my home, I have 3 phones connected to...
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Clay L wrote:
This may not apply but I have had a similar situation.
Caller ID did show the number. If I dialed the number it went to an exchange in the Dominican Republic and I was charged something like $20 per minute while listening to a recorded message saying my call would be answered momentarily.
After it happened twice in a couple of days I got smart enough to Google the number and found out what was going on.
Verizon said there wasn't anything they could do because they couldn't block the area code and the scumbags changed the number often so blocking it didn't help. They did do a onetime removal of the charge. I haven't received anymore of the calls for some unknown reason.
The "do not call" list for telemarketers has lots of flaws.
Surveys exempt, charities exempt, anyone you have done business with exempt, etc.
Had ans machine set up for 4 rings - and would at least look at the caller's number & name (if there was one).
Easy enough to see if it's *not* a number (or area code) you're familiar with - and usually shows "unknown caller", "unknown number", "toll free call", etc.
Of course "they" never leave a message - so went to two rings.
My "ghost" - try and call this one back, LOL!
Phone indicates "unknown caller".
Number indicated is *ALL* zeros.
Have had that happen several times - thought I would answer it.
Picked it up on the 2nd ring - no sound of any kind (no click, hangup, or message).
Must be "Zero" from the Beetle Bailey comic strip I guess..
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