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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: aldo_14 on May 24, 2005, 04:27:26 pm

Title: Reverse trace a phone number?
Post by: aldo_14 on May 24, 2005, 04:27:26 pm: I'm trying to find out the name of the owner of a mobile phone number (uk) - has anyone got a suggestion how to do so?
Title: Reverse trace a phone number?
Post by: Swamp_Thing on May 24, 2005, 04:32:51 pm: Call informations? If the mobile phone is a registered one, they give you the name. But it could be a non-registered one, wich is much harder to trace, without a judicial warrant.
Title: Reverse trace a phone number?
Post by: achtung on May 24, 2005, 05:05:34 pm: Is someone crank calling you or something?
Title: Reverse trace a phone number?
Post by: aldo_14 on May 24, 2005, 05:14:10 pm: Quote
Originally posted by Swantz
Is someone crank calling you or something?

I'm getting SMS' from someone called (apparently) 'Beth'. The grammar's so apalling and nonsensical, I'm wary it's some sort of scam; so I want to check the given number to establish it's not a trick to hook me into some premium rate service, before kindly telling them to piss off.
Title: Reverse trace a phone number?
Post by: achtung on May 24, 2005, 05:38:40 pm: Well I sure don't know anything about tracing the number but IMO you should just tell them to piss off:p:D
Title: Reverse trace a phone number?
Post by: pyro-manic on May 24, 2005, 05:39:11 pm: I'm assuming you have the number, yes? Try simply googling it - often scam numbers will be posted on a forum dealing with scams and the like to warn other people about them. I've had a few, and they've always come up on these websites.

What are the messages about? Usually a scam will want you to reply, so it'll ask you to.
Title: Reverse trace a phone number?
Post by: aldo_14 on May 24, 2005, 06:01:06 pm: Quote
Originally posted by pyro-manic
I'm assuming you have the number, yes? Try simply googling it - often scam numbers will be posted on a forum dealing with scams and the like to warn other people about them. I've had a few, and they've always come up on these websites.

What are the messages about? Usually a scam will want you to reply, so it'll ask you to.

To quote;
"what ar u doin
what ar u goin
as on friday me
cindreller
elanor snow
white see ya
soon xxx"

"my number iz
07891647583"

"did u get my
mob num ? beth"

"switch ur phone on"

Odds are it's not a scam, just typical dumb text; albeit if you were bright (evil?) enough, it'd be easy to set it up to have sms replies as a false-subscribe to a premium rate service, I think. The complete bollocks that forms the 1st message made me suspect that.

Now, I think it's just a wrong number. Even if for god-knows-what reason a mate of mine was to hand out my phone number, I doubt it'd be to someone this thick (looking at said texts). Thing is that sending a reply would cost money, and I literally have about 1p on the phone and I only use it for receiving calls now (don;t have a leccy top-up card either, so can't easily get more credit without buying the £50 vouchers which are now the only ones available).

There's one other thing, though; I've had 4 of these messages, and 3 attempted voicemail messages (I presume for the same) in the last couple of days. Now, whoever this girl is, she gives the instinct impression of the desperate stalker personality; I may be doing the poor bastard these are intended for a service by ignoring them.

On the other hand, I could gain some amusement out of it as well.... :drevil: :devil:
Title: Reverse trace a phone number?
Post by: Bobboau on May 24, 2005, 06:29:32 pm: I've always wanted a stalker girlfrend :(
lucky basturd...
Title: Reverse trace a phone number?
Post by: FireCrack on May 24, 2005, 06:33:58 pm: I get random calls on my cellphone all the timem
Title: Reverse trace a phone number?
Post by: aldo_14 on May 24, 2005, 06:31:57 pm: Actually, I think it might be a kid. So I'm probably just going to politely ask them to **** off, rather than be unecessarily cruel. However, it's clearly a stalker kid, so I'll ignore the messages for a few days yet to save the intended target.
Title: Reverse trace a phone number?
Post by: achtung on May 24, 2005, 07:10:32 pm: aww c'mon even if it is a kid it'd still be funny:D
Title: Reverse trace a phone number?
Post by: FireCrack on May 24, 2005, 07:16:24 pm: I'd gain the ammusement.
Title: Reverse trace a phone number?
Post by: NGTM-1R on May 24, 2005, 07:18:43 pm: See, aldo's not cruel like us...
Title: Reverse trace a phone number?
Post by: Taristin on May 24, 2005, 07:22:54 pm: Little do you know...
Title: Reverse trace a phone number?
Post by: NGTM-1R on May 24, 2005, 07:22:57 pm: Well, not cruel to people who don't owe him modelling work, then.
Title: Reverse trace a phone number?
Post by: Taristin on May 24, 2005, 07:38:57 pm: I haven't the slightest idea what you mean.

PATHing on the other hand...... :nervous:
Title: Reverse trace a phone number?
Post by: aldo_14 on May 25, 2005, 05:19:01 am: I take it that means you've STILL not done that Boilerplate model?
Title: Reverse trace a phone number?
Post by: pyro-manic on May 25, 2005, 05:55:01 am: Heheh.

Looks harmless enough to me. All the scams I've had have been along the lines of "Congratulations! You've just won £500!! Ring this number to claim your fantastic prize!!!" or "Hey sexy! Text back for pictures of me naked!!" or something like that. Always incredibly enthusiastic, and wanting instant replies to premium-rate numbers...