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Is there any way of finding out who a certain phone number belongs to?
A friend of mine is getting horrible calls and texts and she doesn't really know what to do. She has been to the police and they have been less than helpful. If we call the number back then there is no answer. Barring the number is obviously an option but we really want to find out who it is as it is likely someone she knows.
Anyone got any ideas?
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.How about the old blowing the whistle down the phone when they ring? REALLY REALLY loudly. You should talk to your mobile phone provider too- as they will have dealt with this sort of thing before. they could bar that number, or they could find out more information about who the number belongs to.
You could also post the callers number on here and I will gladly phone up as PC Scarlett and tell them that their number will be barred from making and receiving all calls if the abusive calls and texts do not stop.
Your friend could also just never answer the phone when they ring (obviously) and could also take the voice mail system off her phone for a bit, so that no messages CAN be left. (She would have to answer the phone only to numbers she recognised.) You could also return any abusive texts to the sender with a "Number not found" message. This person will think you have changed your number, and hopefully give up.
All good ideas but she changed her number today so hopefully that will do the trick, just loads of hassle for her.
The person never answers their phone when we call it and it goes through to their voicemail but the name is blanked out. We can't leave any messages as the mailbox is full and we can tell that their service provider is 3 from the voicemail.