Jan 26, 2012
I picked up the phone. Don't speak, just listen, and you'll understand.
2 African males using computers. 1st asking, "What's his number?". 1st voice, laughing and asking to 2nd repeatedly, "What's this [***]'s number?" The word [***] was used in almost every sentence.
At any rate, seems obvious: a series of kids, looking for/finding telephone numbers, and trying to intimidate people into giving information. (I rec'd two calls in the last week regarding serving legal papers on behalf of people with bogus or general-sounding names) These kids have called me through 3 different numbers so far: once from North Carolina, once from New Hampshire, this time through an area code associated with Dallas. First call was logged for 3 mins 20 seconds, as the caller was so preoccupied with environmentals he didn't realize his phone made a connection. 2nd call, he said hello; to no response, he hung up. 3rd call, he just let it run while he recited some rhymes, and told his companion how to add him as a friend through the telephone service they use.
This is one of the waste products the internet provides: Telephone numbers can be easily scrambled by VOIP (Voice Over Internet Protocol) technology.