Hey Gerard,
After looking through the Google posting, I think the explanation is this:
The number itself is harmless, as it appears that it's a trunk line/proxy
for the calling card services. What probably has happened is that phone
phreakers (similar to computer hackers) have probably figured out a way to
tap into this system to make free phone calls, and are making some of these
random calls to people to get their kicks.
So if you see the number pop up on Caller ID, it's probably best to just let
it go to voice mail. But if you do get a message left from someone you
don't know that contained personal information, like some of the people who
posted, it's probably time to check your credit reports to make sure someone
hasn't hacked into a database to get your info. Unfortunately this is some
of the crap we have to put up with to live in an Information Society.
Greg
-----Original Message-----
From owner-spridgets at autox.team.net [mailto:owner-spridgets@autox.team.net]
On Behalf Of gerard
Sent: Saturday, July 26, 2003 10:03 AM
To: spridgets@autox.team.net
Subject: Strange...(NO LBC)
So today I find a number on my cell phone "missed call" logging this number.
770-657-1021
Well, the number seems vaguely familiar, but the area code does not.
Out of curiosity, I do an area code lookup on the Internet when I get
home...
hmmm... Atlanta, Georgia. Except for a lister or two, I don't know
anyone in Atlanta, and doubt that they would be calling me, even if
they had my number. So, I try to do a reverse lookup, but get no
results. For the hell of it, I type the number into Google, here's
what I came up with, along with about 4 more pages of links.
http://epistolary.org/2814.html
Anybody know any more about this or had any experience with this
bizarre situation?
Gerard
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