Today, I got a call on my cell from with a Caller-ID of someone in Lethbridge, Alberta. I recall getting a similar call last week, but did not pick it up.
Today, I actually answered the cell call from Lethbridge, but of course it was blank on the other end. Then I cursed myself for answering the Call.
One hour later I got a call from the Calgary Police Investigative Department about a call I made to them 15 minutes earlier. Of course I did NOT make such a call. I confirmed with him the cell number and yes indeed it was my cell number.
As I had initially worried about, my cell number got Spoofed by the simple act of picking up the cell call and saying Hello!
There’s nothing I can do about this except get a new cell number from Telus, if this becomes problematic.
Sure hope my Spoofed cell number is not used to call 911.
LEARNING: DO NOT ANSWER CELL CALLS IF YOU SEE A CALLER-ID YOU DON’T RECOGNIZE.
All I did was answer the phone!!!
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