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Something strange happened. I got an email-receipt from a health food store of which I'm a member, and the email said I paid for some food there. But I was never at that location, because I buy my food from a different branch. So someone had used my phone number when he bought the food. But he paid for it so I don't owe any money. So why did he use my phone number for his identity? Isn't that strange? When I called the store, even the cashier was baffled.
A lot of businesses try to get your e-mail or other contact info so they can swamp you with junk mail (or junk e-mail, text messages, etc.) Those of us who don't care to participate either say "No." when they ask for a contact info, or we just make something up. If I am feeling particularly irritated I'll read off a number like "987-654-3210. How's that?" which makes it clear it's a fake number; other times I will just make something up; most of the time I just say "No." in a firm tone that doesn't admit argument.
I am willing to bet someone did just this, and it so happened that the fake number they made up was yours.
A lot of businesses try to get your e-mail or other contact info so they can swamp you with junk mail (or junk e-mail, text messages, etc.) Those of us who don't care to participate either say "No." when they ask for a contact info, or we just make something up. If I am feeling particularly irritated I'll read off a number like "987-654-3210. How's that?" which makes it clear it's a fake number; other times I will just make something up; most of the time I just say "No." in a firm tone that doesn't admit argument.
I am willing to bet someone did just this, and it so happened that the fake number they made up was yours.
Or it was a "friend" of yours that knows your # and rattled it off for the clerk.
Yeah, it was most likely someone that just used your phone #. They were asked for their savings cards phone # and didn't have one so they rattled off your number because they knew you shopped there.
Another good "fake" phone number that is an actual working number:
(area code) 555-1212
This is the number for telephone information ... for that specific area code.
Since it's a working number, it can be used on websites that might be set to reject obviously false ones like 123-456-7890
And if asked, I just respond, "Sorry, it's a company phone and unlisted so I can't give it out".
Nobody has ever questioned that.
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