Incoming nine digit numbers to my cell phone.

[ws23jrt]

I have been getting these calls on a regular basis. About one each day and always near the same time of day.
They are hangup calls whether I answer or not.
Calling them back doesn't work because they are not ten-digit numbers.
A small amount of time searching the internet only told me I am not alone.

My primary question is--what possible value could there be for the instigators of these calls?
Has anyone else been irritated enough to find an understanding of why this happens?

I have more curiosity than I have pain.

BTW they are always different numbers (as far as I have been motivated to monitor)

OOps the phone is ringing--I will put this thread on hold--please stand by.

 

[69L48Z27]

I get them too. Only thing I can think of is they are robo dialing to see if you pick up. If you do they sell the number as a lead.

 

[Demonic]

Block them if your phone allows that sort of thing.. What 69L said above.

 

[beanhead]

Sometimes you can find some info about them by googling the number... it's all telemarketing crap. For a while I was getting calls from '0000000001'

 

[mopar 3 B]

Spam calls dont get answered.
Got one today "please hold while I connect you to the calling party". Not on a party line any more. After about 30 seconds the caller hung up. Phone system with operators .- where?

 

[steve from staten island]

What i cant stand is when i answer the phone and whoever it is whose calling takes a few seconds to respond. Always a telemarketer or some other BS

 

[Fran Blacker]

I have been getting these calls on a regular basis. About one each day and always near the same time of day.
They are hangup calls whether I answer or not.
Calling them back doesn't work because they are not ten-digit numbers.
A small amount of time searching the internet only told me I am not alone.

My primary question is--what possible value could there be for the instigators of these calls?
Has anyone else been irritated enough to find an understanding of why this happens?

I have more curiosity than I have pain.

BTW they are always different numbers (as far as I have been motivated to monitor)

OOps the phone is ringing--I will put this thread on hold--please stand by.

Google no more robo calls think they're apps to block them on cellphones. I get robo calls from 203-439-xxxx all those numbers I don't answer.

 

[tonysrt]

I get bogus calls with my area code and local exchange number to make you think it's a local call. It seems like it's a losing battle with these robo calls. Not too many 800 calls anymore.

 

[beanhead]

I get bogus calls with my area code and local exchange number to make you think it's a local call. It seems like it's a losing battle with these robo calls. Not too many 800 calls anymore.

Yes that seems to be the newest strategy... A lot of times they even have the same prefix as me, as well as my area code

 

[ws23jrt]

What i cant stand is when i answer the phone and whoever it is whose calling takes a few seconds to respond. Always a telemarketer or some other BS

I have had those too. My thought about the delay is the time needed for satellite transfer. Sometimes connections go around the world several times before landing.

 

[Fran Blacker]

Had my own phone number call me.

 

[tonysrt]

What were you trying to sell to yourself?

 

[ws23jrt]

I would like to re-emphasize that I am talking about ----9 digit numbers--- coming in.
The spam with regular (ten digit) numbers is another issue that is aside from my questions.

Toying with and understanding spam callers has been a sport that I have enjoyed for many years.

The --connections-- I am asking about here are never made. (and cannot be made). If I pick up or not has no effect. The calls keep coming and are never the same number.
My question remains---what is this all about??

 

[tonysrt]

I haven't received a 9 digit # as of now. Could they be overseas #'s?

 

[mopar 3 B]

You tried contacting your phone company? How is a 9 digit number possible?

 

[Fran Blacker]

Read online (for what's that worth) they're phone number collectors. Pickup or let go to voice mail tag your it. They sell your number, sound plausible ?

 

[ws23jrt]

Read online (for what's that worth) they're phone number collectors. Pickup or let go to voice mail tag your it. They sell your number, sound plausible ?

This does sound plausible. Hmm-- If I pick up (it is a race because the hangup happens within seconds). It could be a score for someone -for something --if I beat the time involved chosen for a pick up to happen someone --somewhere may make a paycheck.--Ka ching.
That "something" is my question. Where is the potential value that explains the effort to make it happen?

 

[khryslerkid]

If I don't recognize the number, I don't answer it. If it's important they will leave a message. The annoying calls stop after a day or two.

 

[ws23jrt]

Had my own phone number call me.

Maybe a -butt- call? Be careful who you may call when sitting on your phone.
I once listened to background sounds and conversation from a phone that called me unintentionally.

 

[Photon440]

I did a search on Bing for '9 digit spam phone call' and got pages of people with the same troubles.