Originally Posted By LuLu A few weeks ago I was getting a lot of these calls, maybe 5 in 3 days, and they're starting again. When I answer the phone, there's a brief moment of silence before I get a recorded message: "Sorry, I dialed the wrong number." Always the same voice, and professional sounding. Anyone else gotten these, or have any idea what they are ??
Originally Posted By Tinkerbell819 No, but I did receive a few nice text messages recently...since I never text anyone I knew someone had the wrong #! lol On Mother's Day they wished me a "Happy First Mother's Day." Since my oldest son is 23, I knew it wasn't meant for me...and being cheap, I didn't want to make my cell bill higher by texting back!
Originally Posted By LuLu LOL! I swear that cell phones get the lines crossed (connecting to the wrong number when you've actually dialed the right one). I sent a text to DD when she went on a retreat and I had a nice Christian man phone me back, saying he appreciated my message but didn't think it was meant for him, LOL! I tried googling my problem (which is on a land line) and did find a couple forums addressing it. One provided a link to a service that anyone can use to place recorded telemarketing calls. It says that the call will leave a recorded "wrong number" message if a live person answers the phone, as live people won't listen to the recorded spiel. So this sounds like what's happening to me. I don't know whose list I'm on, but this could get annoying... I'd be surprised if others here haven't gotten this message. Maybe b/c I'm home more than everyone else, so I do answer the phone!
Originally Posted By Goofyernmost You know what I think? I get a lot of calls with that long pause after you say hello. I take that opportunity to hang up because I know it is from a telemarketing outfit. I have never stayed on the line long enough to find out what happens next. I'm thinking that they don't want to speak to a real person because if you don't want what they are pushing you will just tell them your not interested and not listen to there sales pitch. If, on the other hand, they get to put there entire message on your answering machine they have a captive audience for the pitch. Many, like myself, cannot just delete the message. We have to listen to it and then after that it automatically deletes as soon as the next message comes in. This is just a guess but it makes sense to me on one level. I'll have to stay on the line for the next one and see if that happens.
Originally Posted By CrouchingTigger I seem to recall that it's illegal (maybe just in certain states?) for a company to place telemarketing calls that are only run by machines, and not have a live person on their side of it. (Obviously, political or non-sales messages would be exempted.)
Originally Posted By DisneyJen057 I have had that phone call before, what I think it is a company trying to find valid phone numbers to call later for telemarketing purposes
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA I just got one of those calls. It was a male voice and he said, sorry I have the wrong number. Weird!
Originally Posted By mapleservo >> I get a lot of calls with that long pause after you say hello. I take that opportunity to hang up because I know it is from a telemarketing outfit.<< From what I've heard, the current telemarketer workflow involves automatic dialing of a bunch of numbers simultaneously, and the first person to pickup is the lucky winner of the actual sales pitch. The rest of us just get greeted by a long pause and eventual hangup, as the telemarketer is busy with the first pickup. Because THEIR time is so valuable, while I've got nothing better to do than pick up dead phone calls. >: ( I've never gotten the recorded "wrong number" message - sounds creepy. But it bothers me that machines are starting to converse with each other.
Originally Posted By x Pirate_Princess x If you have caller ID, Google the number that comes up. There's a website out there, it escapes me at the moment, but it's a place where you can post your unknown calls (hang-ups, "please call this number" calls, etc). If it is in fact a telemarketing call, or a collections call, or whatever, it may pop up on the web, if you Google it. I <3 Google. LOL
Originally Posted By LuLu Goofyer, these calls have a very short pause before the recording comes on. Not your usual telemarketing call pause. CT, the web page I found said these calls are from the Washington Political Group. So I guess they're exempt. Other suggestions were that it was a telemarketing call where there wasn't a live human available when you answer - apparently the law allows a pre-recorded message? Or it could be Jen's idea. I don't have caller ID, but a few people said the number was blocked. Others identified a number for the Washington Political Group.
Originally Posted By JazzCat Oh my goodness! All of the wrong number messages we've received that I could list are unbelievable! My #1 favorite: We received a call from a contractor (or roofer~I forget) telling us (they were calling a person named Alan) that it would cost such and such amount to repair whatever it was. Our phone number is: xxx-5325. Our friends, Alan and Cherokee, have the same prefix xxx-5323! So, luckily for the person who called the wrong number, I called and gave Alan and Cherokee the message! Another time a woman called our number by mistake. After she asked for the person and I told her it was the wrong number, she apologized and then asked if I was a Christian. I said yes, so she asked if I would pray over the telephone with her. She was so thankful when we were done~I could tell she was crying. It was very touching. We also get telephone calls for a nursing home that has a very similar number or for Banner Bank since our number is the one right below that.
Originally Posted By JazzCat Plus, I cannot even count the number of times a mutual friend of Alan and Cherokee and us have called us by mistake. Usually we talk for a few minutes and then he'll say he meant to call them. (He's the guy who came with us to the 2004 meet.)
Originally Posted By MissCandice One time I called from my cell phone contacts and called our Peeaanuut instead of the actual Joe I was trying to call. It was good times! I use this website when I get a call from a number I don't recognize: <a href="http://whocalled.us/lookup/8884653149" target="_blank">http://whocalled.us/lookup/888 4653149</a> so at least I know who it is. Lately it has been my credit card company. HAHA, good luck getting your money credit card company! It's weird, they are not even on the other end to talk to me. I can hear the background noise but the person who dialed me must be multiple dialing as suggested a few posts ago. I just ignore them know when they call, since I know what they want but I cannot help them since I am so broke I can't even pay attention right now.
Originally Posted By lilgoofymom MissCandice, thank you for the link. We have been getting hangups on our phone & caller Id gave me the # as New York. I used your link and found out that many, many people are getting calls from these folks. When you tell him not to call he is getting very foul with his language and threatening too. Thanks to your link I know to just ignore calls from this # and a few more.
