Weird text messages (who is this)

Serafijn

Hey guys, I'm wondering if anyone can shed some light on this. I wasn't sure which forum to post on so mods, if there's anywhere more appropriate please feel free to move.

For the last few months I've been getting texts from a random mobile number I don't recognise, maybe once or twice a month a few weeks apart. The text says 'who is this' and nothing else and I always receive it twice. I have googled the number and nothing comes up, and searched for anyone experiencing something similar but to no avail.

I initially assumed it was one of those scams where you call back the number and get through to a premium rate line (I still think it could be). Two times when it happened I texted back. The first time I very quickly received a reply saying 'sorry wrong number', the second time just 'wrong number'. If they don't know who it is how do they know it's the wrong number?

I checked my credit before and after and had only been charged a standard text rate.

I am baffled as to what this is about. It's not a major hassle to get a few texts, but after several months it's starting to annoy me!

Any ideas?

Thanks in advance.

pickles_17

someone who fancies ya, but is too shy to say its them!

abouttobebanned

Did you sleep with someone's girlfriend? Or are you texting someone's girlfriend?

Elmo

Serafijn wrote: »

Hey guys, I'm wondering if anyone can shed some light on this. I wasn't sure which forum to post on so mods, if there's anywhere more appropriate please feel free to move.

For the last few months I've been getting texts from a random mobile number I don't recognise, maybe once or twice a month a few weeks apart. The text says 'who is this' and nothing else and I always receive it twice. I have googled the number and nothing comes up, and searched for anyone experiencing something similar but to no avail.

I initially assumed it was one of those scams where you call back the number and get through to a premium rate line (I still think it could be). Two times when it happened I texted back. The first time I very quickly received a reply saying 'sorry wrong number', the second time just 'wrong number'. If they don't know who it is how do they know it's the wrong number?

I checked my credit before and after and had only been charged a standard text rate.

I am baffled as to what this is about. It's not a major hassle to get a few texts, but after several months it's starting to annoy me!

Any ideas?

Thanks in advance.

This may infringe on Human Right but.... and mods can delete this....

You possibly don't want to ring this person for what ever reason. Most people have a voice mail set up. To get straight into someones voicemail with out ring them all you need to do is place 5 in front of the number. I.E.

087 5 XXXXXXX
086 5 XXXXXXX
085 5 XXXXXXX
083 5 XXXXXXX
089 5 XXXXXXX

Lesson number 1 of how to become someones stalker ! :eek:

seanybiker

depending on your phone just get blacklist and block them from ringing or texting you

Serafijn

Thanks for the quick responses

To answer the first two suggestions: I don't give out my number very often and I'm faithful to my husband thank you very much

Thanks Seany for the sensible suggestion but my phone is not hi-tech enough to have the blacklist function on it Also I'm actually interested to know what on earth this is about!

One thing that did occur to me, and I haven't checked, is that I might be getting charged for the texts the number sends to me - is this possible? I've only checked the rates for texts I sent to the number...

Elmo

Serafijn wrote: »

One thing that did occur to me, and I haven't checked, is that I might be getting charged for the texts the number sends to me - is this possible? I've only checked the rates for texts I sent to the number...

If the number is charging you for the text you receive then you should see that on your bill/call charges as you would normal text messages.

Go with my suggestion just to see who it is, you might actually know the person. There is nothing wrong with leaving a VM.

I think mobile phone companies can restrict numbers to your number.

seanybiker

pm me the number ill give it a buzz. Hope its vodafone cos i moly have credit for vodafone to vodafone lol. Im cheap.
You can download the blacklist software for your phone if its not on it already. What phone ya got.

Serafijn

Thanks Elmo. I just tried the voicemail trick and just got the standard O2 message when the person hasn't set their mailbox up. I also had a look at my online bill and can't see any charges from incoming texts at all.

Still confused!

seanybiker

Ring your operator and ask them to block the number from ringing you.

Elmo

Serafijn wrote: »

Thanks Elmo. I just tried the voicemail trick and just got the standard O2 message when the person hasn't set their mailbox up. I also had a look at my online bill and can't see any charges from incoming texts at all.

Still confused!

Stalker lesson number 2, don't set up a VM message.

Ring your operator and ask them to block the number from ringing you.

Yeah see if that works. Then the last resort is the gardi

Serafijn

It's you isn't it Elmo

I'll try getting on to Meteor then, thanks guys!

Elmo

Serafijn wrote: »

It's you isn't it Elmo

Your skipping all of the lesson to becoming a stalker. That's is nearer chapter 10 How to mess with the stalkee's mind , step 50: Internet forums.