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Tracking owner/origin of phone number?

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  1. ACgaming ACgaming is offline

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    Jul 8th, 2011 (7/8/2011 10:35pm)

    Without paying money? Is it possible? What are my options?

    Pretty sure I got punked and I really wanna get to the bottom of this..

    I'm fairly certain I got setup by someone I know and I want to find out who it is without paying $50 for an online service..

    Details-
    Got 1 call from number and missed it no voicemail
    Texted back and forth
    Called number but no answer or answering machine.. had a voicemail box
    Got setup
    Have full number including area code
    Can't give out much more info than that.
    Edited By: wackyJaxon Jul 8th, 2011 at 11:11 PM
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  2. ScottBrewr99 ScottBrewr99 is offline

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    Jul 8th, 2011 (7/8/2011 10:37pm) in reply to ACgaming

    switchboard.com?
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    Jul 8th, 2011 (7/8/2011 10:38pm) in reply to ScottBrewr99

    Let OT deal with it. Post number here and watch the fun begin.
  4. HK_MP5N HK_MP5N is offline

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    Jul 8th, 2011 (7/8/2011 10:41pm) in reply to Z-Fresh

     
    Originally Posted by Z-Fresh View Post

    Let OT deal with it. Post number here and watch the fun begin.

    Right answer, let the madness begin.
  5. Niceguy Niceguy is offline I will find you.

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    Jul 8th, 2011 (7/8/2011 10:42pm) in reply to HK_MP5N

    no ot, don't let the madness begin. I'm damn near the end of my minut.... errr I'm sure the person who is fucking with op is damn near out of minutes. Be nice.
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    Jul 8th, 2011 (7/8/2011 10:43pm) in reply to Niceguy

    I'm assuming you already tried free sites like 411.com - reverse phone lookup?
  7. ACgaming ACgaming is offline

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    Jul 8th, 2011 (7/8/2011 10:46pm) in reply to ScottBrewr99

     
    Originally Posted by ScottBrewr99 View Post

    switchboard.com?

    The # is not in that directory..

    If I can determine the owner of the number without paying money and I indeed got punked I will absolutely post number..
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  8. jaykell15 jaykell15 is online now

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    Jul 8th, 2011 (7/8/2011 10:47pm) in reply to ACgaming

    Am I the only run really curious about what the set up was?
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    Jul 8th, 2011 (7/8/2011 11:06pm) in reply to jaykell15

     
    Originally Posted by Niceguy View Post

    no ot, don't let the madness begin. I'm damn near the end of my minut.... errr I'm sure the person who is fucking with op is damn near out of minutes. Be nice.

    But I thought you were a Nice guy?

     
    Originally Posted by pigalet42 View Post

    I'm assuming you already tried free sites like 411.com - reverse phone lookup?

    Ya I tried all the sites I knew about, and the number isn't "published" so of course they refer me to a pay site that claims they know the owner.. With fees from $20-$50 that I have seen.

     
    Originally Posted by jaykell15 View Post

    Am I the only run really curious about what the set up was?

    Will possibly give more details when I find out who it is.
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  10. Hank H1LL Hank H1LL is offline

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    Jul 8th, 2011 (7/8/2011 11:39pm) in reply to ACgaming

    I had some shit head text me a while ago and tell me to fuck off or something like that. I found one of those services that was about $5 and gave them the number, but they said they couldn't trace it or some shit. I can probably find it again if you're interested, but it didn't work for me.

    it was really weird. they texted both me and 2 of my friends and said the exact same shit, so we assumed it was somebody all of us knew, but none of our mutual friends had the number. 3 or 4 texts back and forth each. we ignored it but then about a week later the number pocket dialed me so I sat there and listened to him have a conversation irl for a little over 20 minutes. he was a rep working at the verizon store and I heard him start-to-finish sell someone an iphone. it was really really weird so that's when I tried the $5 service. I still wanna know who tf that was.
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    Jul 8th, 2011 (7/8/2011 11:42pm) in reply to Hank H1LL

    obv go to your local vz stores and call that number from a blocked number, see whos pocket rings... good times
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    Jul 8th, 2011 (7/8/2011 11:45pm) in reply to Moonlight Graham

    lol exactly. I had it all planned out where I'd get his name and then figure out which verizon store he worked at, and then call the store 4-5 times a day ask to talk to him.

    the best part was 2 of us were talking to each other while we were also texting him, so we made our responses exactly the same to mess with him. it ended with us both telling him we'd kill and eat his children. no text back after that.
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    Jul 8th, 2011 (7/8/2011 11:47pm) in reply to Hank H1LL

    I was getting harrasing phone calls for a few nights at like 3am while I was trying to sleep. I turned my phone off til the next morning and they left me a few voicemails. I looked up the number found the address and went to the house at about 6:30 at night.

    ring the doorbell not knowing who lived there and some azn lady holding a baby came to the door but wouldnt answer it. Im trying to talk to her through the door when her husband pulls up in the driveway. I tell him whats happening and ask if he has any kids my age. he tells me no and asks if Im sure I have the right number. I play the message back for him and he hears his phone number before the message starts. He was pretty baffled and so was I. never found out how they pulled that off but not only did they cost me sleep they got me to scare some poor azn lady
     
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    Jul 8th, 2011 (7/8/2011 11:51pm) in reply to stackinsideways

    Holy shit, thats lolz
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    Jul 8th, 2011 (7/8/2011 11:53pm) in reply to stackinsideways

    ^^something it could have been, and same in my situation or the OP's, blackberry has a Caller ID Faker that works perfectly. I only played around with it a little bit but you could definitely screw with people if you wanted to.
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    Jul 8th, 2011 (7/8/2011 11:56pm) in reply to Hank H1LL

    standard stalker
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    Jul 8th, 2011 (7/8/2011 11:56pm) in reply to Mr Galt

    I once let a girl comma friend of mine (brag!) use my phone to leave nasty vm's on her ex's phone b/c mine was blocked. then when he called I found out mine's wasn't blocked. I knew the guy too (he knew me but not by phone/number) but I played it off like I knew nothing. pretty sure he knew it was her but also pretty sure I got away with it. nothing like stammering about how I was at a party and don't know who used my phone and hoping that nonsense worked.
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    Jul 9th, 2011 (7/9/2011 12:12am) in reply to norcaljeff

    you have seven days to live...bb
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    Jul 9th, 2011 (7/9/2011 12:26am) in reply to Hank H1LL

     
    Originally Posted by Hank H1LL View Post

    ^^something it could have been, and same in my situation or the OP's, blackberry has a Caller ID Faker that works perfectly. I only played around with it a little bit but you could definitely screw with people if you wanted to.

    Does the caller ID blocker, or those services that allow you to call (prank call) and change the visible number work with texting?

    I have some new info, while I can't find a free way to track the name... the services I used show that this number is a land line, how was it texting me? Did the service fail or is this a more elaborate plot than I initially imagined?
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  20. wantagolf wantagolf is online now Moderator

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    Jul 9th, 2011 (7/9/2011 12:29am) in reply to ACgaming

    Spoofing is widely available.


    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caller_ID_spoofing
     
  21. ACgaming ACgaming is offline

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    Jul 9th, 2011 (7/9/2011 12:30am) in reply to wantagolf

     
    Originally Posted by wantagolf View Post

    Spoofing is widely available.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caller_ID_spoofing

    True but I got a call and numberous texts from the same number and I'm not sure you can spoof texting?
    Edited By: ACgaming Jul 9th, 2011 at 12:31 AM
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  22. wantagolf wantagolf is online now Moderator

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    Jul 9th, 2011 (7/9/2011 12:33am) in reply to ACgaming

    Here are some SMS spoofing services that you can use for free:
    Fakemytext.com
    Hoaxmail.co.uk
    Edited By: wantagolf Jul 9th, 2011 at 12:33 AM
     
  23. Camz Camz is offline

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    Jul 9th, 2011 (7/9/2011 1:14am) in reply to wantagolf

    They can easily set up a google voice # and call/text u from that and youd never find out who it is...


    I recommend handing this case over to the folks at 4chan.org
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    Jul 9th, 2011 (7/9/2011 1:39am) in reply to Camz

    spoofcard.com

    you can also spoof text too.

    Let it go. Unless you are going to file with the police you are just wasting your time
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    Jul 9th, 2011 (7/9/2011 2:21am) in reply to anderson_mr

    Fuck that I'm not a quitter.. I will find out who did this and they will pay for their actions..

    I'm not the kind of guy that let's things go.. Also not the kind of guy to be fucked with..
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