Alex Why am I suddenly getting spam texts?
Whoever is sending you a spam text message is likely trying to defraud you. Most spam text messages aren’t coming from another phone. They’re often originating from a computer and being delivered to your phone — at no cost to the sender — via an email address or an instant messaging account.
Why are random people getting calls from my number even though I never make those calls and neither do they show in my call log and how I do stop this?
Phone scam criminals have a trick to get around that. It is called phone spoofing. Phone spoofing is when someone disguises the number they are calling or texting from by changing their caller ID. Some businesses do this legally and for legitimate reasons.
Why are random people getting calls from my number even?
People call and hang up when I answer and I’m told that these are calling to find “live” phones that can be called for scams and other nefarious purposes.
Is it possible to spoof a random phone number?
The partial problem is people who call back to phone numbers that called them, asking why they called, and thats your predicament. 04-23-2014 05:27 PM Scammers will spoof random phone numbers via VOIP applications.
What’s the problem with people calling your phone number?
The partial problem is people who call back to phone numbers that called them, asking why they called, and thats your predicament. 04-25-2014 12:20 PM The latest trend is to spoof the same prefix as the numbers they are calling.
How often do people call my phone number?
I have a 780-819 phone number. This sounds weird, I know. But I get about 6 random phone calls from other 780-819 numbers a week. When or if I answer, because I often disregard, they are always “returning” my call, or accuse me of calling them first.
Why do I get so many random phone calls?
Spoofing can make it seem like they’re a real person calling. If you get a spam call and block that one number, it won’t stop scammers from calling you with other numbers. VoIP is the reason why it seems like so many random numbers call you. Unfortunately, that system makes it very hard to stop spam phone calls.
Why do I get random text messages on my phone?
Ideally any hacker won’t do this mistake to send your data via text message, so I don’t think that your phone is hacked. Random characters: If you are seeing some random characters, called cipher text, in the message, then it means some of the app that you have installed, needed to verify your device.
Why do I get so many text messages from unknown people?
If you have a cell phone, you probably use it dozens of times a day to text people you know. But have you ever gotten a text message from an unknown sender? It could be a scammer trying to steal your personal information. Find out what you can do about unwanted text messages and how to report them.
Is there a way to stop random phone calls?
If you get a spam call, you can block that number. While it won’t prevent random calls in the future, it means the scammers have one fewer number to use to reach you. The steps you take to block spam calls depend on the phone you use. If you use a mobile phone, you can go into your phone settings and add the number to a blocked list.