I have googled the 999-999-9999 number and get a lot of different answers ranging from Law enforcement agencies to debt collectors to telemarketers that can block their numbers. I tried to call back but it just rang and rang and rang. Any info would be helpful.
2006-06-29 02:31:14 · 9 answers · asked by havajet2 1 in Consumer Electronics ➔ Land Phones
Thanks for the answer about debt collectors, but I do not have anything unpaid or in collections.
2006-06-29 03:04:18 · update #1
Apparently, there is an Urban legend about this number(as described with this story below):
A transfer student becomes the center of her attention at her new school when she relates the tales of the mysterious deaths at her old school. She reports that the deaths are linked to an evil phone number — 999-999-999, that will grant the wish of any caller — but with a price. Despite her warnings against using the phone number, many of her new friends cannot resist the temptation and one by one they meet with a grisly "accident."
But in actual fact, it is used by collection agencies to block their numbers(as described below):
Mystery solved. Evidently, Blockbuster Video uses the same caller ID spoofing technology employed by collection agencies, unscrupulous telemarketers, and not a few con artists to prevent recipients from knowing who's on the other end of the line. Mundane, but true. I gather the practice is becoming increasingly common.
2006-06-29 02:43:46 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 3⤋
I have seen the same number on my caller id and was wondering who had such a number. Then i thought about maybe a blocked caller, or an international caller.
2006-06-29 04:21:59 · answer #2 · answered by young kim 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That would be a bullshit caller then... the 999's are probably used to hide their real identity so that you can't actually call them back... easiest thing to do is just ignore the phone call.
2006-06-29 02:36:12 · answer #3 · answered by lizwatson109 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For me it is usually Blockbuster Video calling to tell me that I have a couple of days until the week of having my video is up, or is it two weeks. Well whatever it is usually Blockbuster.
2006-06-29 06:55:18 · answer #4 · answered by biggrizza 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's spoofers getting around the caller id. Same thing with 000-000-0000
2006-06-29 10:12:47 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
People who hide their caller id, show 999999999999 as the number. Its known as having an unlisted number.
Some international lines show up as 000000000000.
2006-06-29 02:38:32 · answer #6 · answered by medhruv 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is usually debt collectors hiding there origin
2006-06-29 02:34:52 · answer #7 · answered by Gabe 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
This site may answer your question regarding the spoofed number.
http://www.securityfocus.com/news/9822
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This site offers a phone spoofing calling card.
http://www.spoofcard.com/
2006-06-29 02:39:22 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
me
2006-06-29 02:34:13 · answer #9 · answered by The Foosaaaah 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋