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>On Aug 22, 3:11 pm, v wrote:
>> On Wed, 22 Aug 2007 06:33:58 -0700, Ash
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>> wrote:
>> >On Aug 22, 2:04 pm, v wrote:
>> >> Dont know if anyone can cast any light on this for me. I checked my
>> >> phone today when I came in as it showed one new incoming call having
>> >> been received whilst I was out. There was no time given when the
>> >> incoming call was made which is unusual but the number which had
>> >> called showed as 1234567890 which connected to a speaking clock when I
>> >> auto dialled the number.
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>> >> The phone is a Panasonic KX-TCD735EM
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>> >You got the speaking clock when you called back as the number for that
>> >is 123. I looks like someone has called you and presented a made up
>> >line number, rather than their real number.
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>> Thanks for that, being totally ignorant how is it possible for someone
>> to fake their number and any idea why they would do so as they were
>> presumably phoning me as they wished to speak with me. Or would it be
>> just a prank call?
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>As long as your supplier supports it you can pick a different number
>to dislay than youre actual line number. This is possible when
>dialling from a BT line and subscribing to the Presentation Number
>service, although you can only present valid numbers (which
>1234567890 is not). More likely is that the caller is from overseas
>or using an IP telephony service which is configured to present this
>number, even though it is not valid. The caller to you could be a
>foreign call centre trying to sell you something, although it could be
>anything. I wouldnt say it was a prank, just someone hiding behind a
>dummy number.