Why does my phone call myself

Please put an end to this nonsense, warnings are not action. There are but one doesn't know how to go about it and if it is hidden it is harder to persue. We have call display on our main phone but not on extensions and sometimes I have to answer on them; later when I check the main phone I see it is our own. Very frustrating! I got 4 missed calls from and i want to found out why 4 phone numbers called me.

THIS is not a joke!!! These folks start calling me every year! Google the , if others have received same calls there is a database where you can file complaint, found if they are scammers, etc If you suddenly get calls from random numbers when you are expecting none then it is almost always spammers or hackers.

Never answer them, if it is real then they will leave a message. No message means spammer or scammer. Also, do not answer blocked id calls. Google or put the number into the search on Facebook or Twitter as well. Not sure about Instagram. I run a business and sometimes I want to see who called me before I decide to return the call.

Actually, I've gotten messages from scammers before. At least, I hope they are scammers and I'm not going to be arrested for SS fraud I've gotten a bunch of random calls before like New York, California, Russia, etc. Since I had no idea who they were I never answered. I don't know why but, my cell phone called my home phone like 4 times so I answered it the last time and it was talking about I have an expired account for Microsoft and i don't even use Microsoft!

That is a known scam and Microsoft is aware of it. My mom just got one of those calls yesterday. I used to get calls from fake Dell tech support once a month saying my computer had a virus. I stopped answering. Yes, I got this call from my own number today 3 times. With my name and the correct number showing. I finally answered one and it was a robocall from "Microsoft". I hung up and haven't answered again.

I got that same call 4 times in one day,yesterday,to be exact. I got mad as hell because this person kept calling me saying that he was from microsoft and that my license was going to be stopped and that my computer address was compromised,first -I never had a licenses with microsoft I want them to leave me alone and quit using my number to call me or anyone else.. Nor do I have anything Microsoft! OMG I just received three calls using my number.

I was curious so the first time I answered. They said the same thing about my license being cancelled or whatever then said something about my IP address.

I hung up then within the hour I received two more. I went into my contacts and blocked my own number. Will see. Of course I will have to unblock my number at some point so if I need to I can call myself to locate my phone lol. I received the exact call today, stupidly answered out of curiosity I guess.

It started the spiel about my license that I don't have I hung up without listening any more and never said a word. Should have known better. With most telephone system that allow call blocking, you can block your own number from calling.

That will not effect outgoing calls, and you will never call your own number from your own number. Good, but what I want to know is: If I get a call from a number that appears to be my number but isn't , then if I block "my number," am I truly blocking my own number? Or am I blocking the real phone number that is masked as my number? Same thing happened to me today showing my number and my name pretending to be Microsoft saying my IP is about to expire and to press 1.

I ended that call and knew I was not supposed to answer in the first place. Guess this same scam organization is continuing with this I have never received a call from my own spoofed number until yesterday. I answered the first time and got the recording from "Microsoft" so I hung up. They proceeded to call 12 more times throughout the day and evening. I've already received 2 more today.

If I don't answer will it stop? If I block my number, will they start from another number? My mobile phone gets very few scam calls my home phone gets per day. I hope this is not the start of it! Calls started from our own number yesterday morning. We did not answer. They continued to call throughout the day. After the 6th call, I blocked my own number. Calls continued blocked for a total of 10 times.

This morning, they started up again. Tends to be hourly. They hang up right away. Aug 28, AM in response to sooperduty In response to sooperduty. In simpler terms, caller ID spoofing allows you to display a phone number different than the actual number from which the call was placed. With caller ID spoofing, you can send and receive outgoing or incoming phone calls or texts that appear to be from any phone number of your choosing. You can use some third-party apps to detect and block spam phone calls.

Aug 28, AM. Thanks for the reply. I know what spoofing is and I block almost every call I get now. I just never knew they could use my own phone number to call my own phone. Report the call to the Public Utilities Commission in your state. You may contact the PUC as follows:. Paul, MN or www. If you lost money to a criminal scam, report the matter to your local police or county sheriff or the FBI.

These agencies have the authority to investigate and prosecute criminal matters. Many people are bombarded by unwanted telephone calls - even though they are on the Do Not Call Registry.

The problem is difficult to stop because the scam artists increasingly use modern technology - including caller ID spoofing and throw-away cell phones - to conceal their identity and location and evade law enforcement. People are being bombarded with scam telephone calls that promise to help lower their credit card interest rates.

Scammers are betting you will, or at least you'll be more likely to than if the call came from "Unknown Name, Unknown Number," "Private Caller," or from some unrecognizable area code. The Better Business Bureau and others have recently issued warnings about this increasingly common tactic. If you answer the call, what you're likely to hear can vary.

It could be a robo-call trying to sell you on the idea that you could lower your credit card interest rates maybe even from the famous Rachel from Cardholder Services , or a call from someone posing as being from Microsoft intent on selling you a solution to some computer woe or perhaps a software update.

Beyond those, which are often associated with the called ID trick, be on guard for most any of the most common phone scams.