what is this number for? 886-887-0838?

Question

I keep getting phone calls from this number asking for a Caroline. It started as soon as I got this phone and with it a new number. I'm sure Caroline is my numbers former owner. They keep calling and when told last not to call anymore (the 6th time) they asked if I was taking medication! I'm pissed and want to know who these people are and why they are calling, and then find someway to get revenge. If you have any suggestions let me know (i.e. better business bureau, I dont know...)

Answer 1

It's a radical suggestion, I know, but have you tried calling it, to see who answers??

Failing that, contact your phone company and report nuisance calls.

It's very likely a bill collector, or some such, looking for the previous owner of the number, or they got a wrong number, or somebody gave a fake number on an application...

Something which worked for us, in similar circumstances, is to begin by saying:

"Florida Law requires me to tell you that this conversation is being recorded..." (check the rules in your own state)
They hate that...

Then, you go on to say.. "Are you recording a transcript of this call, for your own reference?" They will be. If they say no, tell them you will wait while they arrange to do so.

Then you ask, very politely, who they are and who they represent.
They are obliged to tell you the name of the company, though not their own name, they can use a "pseudonym", for individual protection.

Once you've got that on record, you then tell them that there is nobody there of the name they are asking for, explain that you have only recently taken over the phone... and that they are making use of your phone for the furtherance of their business, for which you will be making a charge in future.
Make sure you state, very clearly, that you will be charging them $100 per call for any further use of your phone for their business, and that any further calls will signify acceptance of these terms... and that the person you are speaking to, acting as an agent of their employer, has been duly advised, on record, of those conditions.
They may say they're not allowed to make such an agreement, in which case you ask to be connected to a supervisor... work your way up the line until you find somebody who can straighten it out.

This is actually quite legal, and you can, in fact, prosecute them for non-payment if they call back - but it's probably not worth it.

Be polite, be nice. They are paid to be professional a**holes, but that's no reason for you to be.


Or, there is the other option... mess with their minds... every time they ask for Caroline, burst into tears of grief, let them listen to you sob and wail for ten minutes (it's their dime), then sob out the story of the terrible accident in which Caroline was drowned in the grotto while on a pilgrimage to Lourdes

Alternatively, say, "Certainly, can you hold on?"... put the phone on the desk and carry on with your day. You may want to check back in an hour or so and see if they're still holding... "I'm sorry, she's in the shower, she won't be long..."


Have fun!

Answer 2

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Answer 3

There is a 1800 number directory,just like a regular phone directory. Call your phone company and hopefully they can help

Answer 4

I suggest yo do not call that number...

Searched for it under reverse Yellow Pages, etc. No listing

It may be one that will cost like $50 a minute...

Answer 5

go to white pages--do a reverse phone num,ber--see if there id shows there--if not--u can always ignore that number--and eventuly--they will grow tired of calling u

Answer 6

they are bill collectors, sorry i called for you...hope you dont mind. ne ways next time they call just burst out in tears n say shes dead...it works every time.

Answer 7

look it up on anywho.com