A guy keeps calling even though I have told him he has the wrong number.....
By mahmah
@mahmah (436)
United States
April 19, 2007 12:45pm CST
Every weekend for the last four weeks this guy calls my cell phone looking for a loretta. It is just about the same time every time. For the first few weeks (the calls started about 8 weeks ago but I only started answering them this last month because it was starting to get on my nerves) I ignored the phone and let my voice mail get it. I don't normally answer the phone for phone numbers that I don't know. Why waste my money right? Well anyways. I answered the phone, told the guy that he had the wrong number, we hung up, five seconds later it was the same person calling for the same person. I again said you have the wrong number, he hung up. Three more times of this before I lose my temper. I told him to stop fn calling my cell phone that he has the wrong fn number. The next day the same thing. This has happened every Saturday and Sunday since.
What should I do? I am tired of this moron not getting the picture. I tried ignoring it, I tried telling him nicely that he has the wrong number, I tried telling him no so nicely to stop, and now I just answer the phone "wrong number jack***. You think calling the cops would do any good? Isn't this considered harassment?
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@theproperator (2429)
• United States
19 Apr 07
Oh, man that would royally tick me off. I used to have a phone # that was one digit off of a 24 hour pharmacy, so I cort of feel your pain (though most people only made the mistake once in my case)
I wonder if it is possible to block a number on a cell phone? Ask your carrier; it would be totally unfair if you had to change your number because some other person is a moron.
Since you don't know the guy's name or address, you can't really file charges against him. Maybe you could just give him a taste of his own medicine and start calling him randomly and asking for people he doesn't know, like at 3am. ;-)
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@thatcrazyqbanita (3312)
• United States
19 Apr 07
That's pretty annoying. If it continues, simply change your number, it's usually free of charge to do anyway
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@mahmah (436)
• United States
19 Apr 07
Yeah I guess that would be the nice thing to do, although I am not sure how possible that is being I use a prepaid cell phone. That and I am not really a nice person, I am beyond being nice to someone that has been annoying me for so long. I know I need to stay adult like about it, but "I don't wanna" (said in the little kid, whiny, temper tantrum voice) LOL Thanks for your reply.
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@LilyoftheThorns (12918)
• United States
19 Apr 07
Yes, this is def. harrassment since you knows that he has te wrong number. You need to call the police and ask them what to do about it. If you feel threatened they may even try to locate where the calls are originating from. This would be a very situation to be in for me, and I feel sorry for you. I feel like I should be telling this guy to knock it off!
Do you have caller ID on your phone? Does it show his number, because you can give that to the police and they can try to locate him that way.
Does he ever say anything to you? Threatening ot not? Or does he just hang up after you say wrong number?
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@mahmah (436)
• United States
19 Apr 07
I do have the phone number. Well the one time that he rubbed me the wrong way and I let him have it he was yelling back but in a way I deserved that because I was being a bit obnoxious, but I was annoyed. He doesn't say anything, not even sorry. He just hangs up. I mean what do I have to do to get this guy to understand that no matter what day or when he calls-it is still the wrong number. I would just turn my phone off so I don't even know that he is calling (he has never left a voice mail message) but my house phone got turned off and this is the only phone I have. It is nice to know that someone agrees with me on this matter. ;)
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@LilyoftheThorns (12918)
• United States
21 Apr 07
No matter what you said to him, you never deserve him saying anything rude or innapropriate to you. He is the one who keeps harrassing you so you can be as obnoxious as you want to get him to stop calling. Next time he calls tell him if he calls one more time then you will call the police and give them your number. See hwo he responds to that.
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