Weird phone call

[IMANUT46]

My phone just rang showing my phone number as the calling number. The call screen, because the calling number is my own, let the call through. I didn't answer. How is that possible? Thanks.

 

[PapaGary]

Spam callers can fake any number they want. This is why I love Android's call screening.

 

[IMANUT46]

Yes I agree but when they use my own number, that's scary. Because of that, my screener won't work.

 

[Morty2264]

That's a little unnerving! Perhaps alert your provider, to see if they have any options for you.

 

[B. Diddy]

Do you have any unheard voicemails?

 

[droid93]

Definitely spammers. Although I've never heard of them using the number of the person they're calling!

 

[KPMcClave]

I'm not an expert on the technological possibilities for scammers, but I figure this particular attempt may have just been rolling through numbers sequentially with a spoof that matches the outgoing number. It's probably not that anyone knows it's your number specifically.

I do know I get a lot of scam calls from my own area code. The attempt is to make the number look like one you know, or might know. I suppose they're hoping a lot of people don't know their number these days. My daughter, who is almost 14, asked us hers the other day. She's on her phone nearly constantly.

 

[IMANUT46]

Do you have any unheard voicemails?

No

 

[FF22]

I've gotten a few calls coming from MY number. I ignore them.

 

[Morty2264]

I'm not an expert on the technological possibilities for scammers, but I figure this particular attempt may have just been rolling through numbers sequentially with a spoof that matches the outgoing number. It's probably not that anyone knows it's your number specifically.

I do know I get a lot of scam calls from my own area code. The attempt is to make the number look like one you know, or might know. I suppose they're hoping a lot of people don't know their number these days. My daughter, who is almost 14, asked us hers the other day. She's on her phone nearly constantly.

I think you are onto something. I keep getting calls from 'Rogers Comm' and am quite positive it's not my carrier. Very annoying. Scammers will try anything to get you to pick up.