What's the STRANGEST phone call (wrong number or otherwise) you ever got?

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xboxist

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Jun 25, 2002
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A prank call (I'm assuming) from Japan. Two girls talking Japanese jibberish, occasionally accompanied with schoolgirl laughter.
 

Ferrari355

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I used to get calls from an old Southern woman asking for John. Normally she left a message, but one time I answered the phone when she called. I told her she had the wrong number but she said "Now I know I don't have the wrong number. I'll just call back later when he's there." She kept calling after that and sounded madder each time. After a couple of weeks she finally stopped calling.
 

911paramedic

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When I went on my honeymoon I left my cell at home, when I got back there were about 20 messages...

They were from some drug buyer who kept trying to hook up with his dealer. He would constantly call saying "OK, we are at chucks now, blah, blah, blah...bring over the stuff, they want, blah blah" Then he would call two hours later "we are over at phils..."

This continued for two days and he was getting really mad that the dealer wasn't returning his calls. (he even left two phone numbers, jackass) I gave all the messages to the PD.
 

cavemanmoron

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Strangest call i got was a message on my answering machine;

"
Hi this is Judy,uh,last year you said i could use your house,
for an Open House,and i was hoping we could do that this Saturday,
i put the ads in the paper already."
:(

I called her back,and told her she had called the wrong #
I gave her my Phone #,and she said,

Well thats the # I have here! Oh NO what am i going to do???"

I told her to look the # up in the phonebook,or drive over to the house.
 

melly

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Feb 5, 2002
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Some lady with a Pakistani or such similar accent kept calling my cell phone and once she heard my voice she'd say, "Oh sorry" and hang up. She'd call right back and I'd be like, "Hellllllllloooooooooooooooooo?" acting all annoyed, and she'd not even say anything and just hang up. This went on for weeks until I decided to yell at her for wasting my daytime minutes and harrassing me. I told her she'd better learn to dial correctly.
 

cliftonite

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I once got a call from a company that was selling(?) graves :confused: They were like would you like to reserve your grave? I was like wtf :confused: Im only 19 years old.
 

ElFenix

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about 1 am in the dorm room the phone rang. being nearest, i picked it up
sounded like a guy trying to sound like a girl
"is this tim?"
me: "sorry, you must have a wrong number"
"oh. well, in that case, would you like a blow job"
"uhhhh no thanks"
 

phone rings

Him: HEY, FVCK YOU ASSHOLE!
me: I would but I jsut got done fvucking your sister.
Him: IT WAS MY GIRLFRIEND THAT YOU PORKED, IM GOING TO KILL YOU
me: sure, comon over, I'm waiting for you
Him: I AM, WITH MY GUN, YOU MOTHERFVUCKER!
me: yea, great, bring some chips and dip with ya dickface!
*click*
 

neutralizer

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Originally posted by: SampSon
phone rings

Him: HEY, FVCK YOU ASSHOLE!
me: I would but I jsut got done fvucking your sister.
Him: IT WAS MY GIRLFRIEND THAT YOU PORKED, IM GOING TO KILL YOU
me: sure, comon over, I'm waiting for you
Him: I AM, WITH MY GUN, YOU MOTHERFVUCKER!
me: yea, great, bring some chips and dip with ya dickface!
*click*

LOL. NICE
 

hdeck

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Sep 26, 2002
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right after i got my 1st cell phone i get a call by some lady screaming to someone in the background saying "we've found our stolen phone!" after a few seconds she realized she had the wrong number and hung up.

right after i opened my 2nd phone i noticed i already had a voice mail and it was of some hick lady leaving some guy she knew a message asking when he was going to come pick her up.

good times:beer:
 

Originally posted by: neutralizer
Originally posted by: SampSon
phone rings

Him: HEY, FVCK YOU ASSHOLE!
me: I would but I jsut got done fvucking your sister.
Him: IT WAS MY GIRLFRIEND THAT YOU PORKED, IM GOING TO KILL YOU
me: sure, comon over, I'm waiting for you
Him: I AM, WITH MY GUN, YOU MOTHERFVUCKER!
me: yea, great, bring some chips and dip with ya dickface!
*click*

LOL. NICE
Yea, I think the guy was really drunk, and obviously mad.
I was drinking too, which is why it was fun to play off. Wonder if anything came of that whole situation.
 
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Ah, man, I got one the other day. Some drunk or stupid kid called me

Me: Hello?
Him: Who's this?
Me: You called me, obviously you have a wrong number.
Him: Shut the fvck up, pvssy.
Me: Ignorant words for an ignorant caller. What may I help you with?
Him: Let me talk to *forget the name*, b!tch
Me: *laughs*
Him: What're you laughing at, b!tch?
Me: I have your number, and I'm looking up your address...One sec.
Him: WHAT THE FVCK!? OH MY FVCKING GOD! YOU CVNT! FVCK!!!
Me: Seeya, soon Mr. *name*
Him: SH!T! I DIDNT MEAN IT!

I hang up.

Turns out I scared the crap out of him; because of caller ID, I got his parent's last name. Hahahaha, the lil guy didn't call me again.
 

melly

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Feb 5, 2002
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A few minutes ago:

Me: Hello?
Other end: (Silence)
Me: Yes, hello?
Lady on other end: Are Mr. and Mrs. so-and-so there?
Me: Sorry, ma'am, you've got the wrong number.
Lady: OK I'll call back.
Me: But, YOU HAVE THE WRONG NUMBER!
Lady: Oh.
Me: *Click.*
 

Kelvrick

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Feb 14, 2001
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I got a drunken phone message on my answering machine from a girl cussing out her boyfriend telling him she slept with every one of his friends that was willing and that it was over.

It was great. My girlfriend at first thought it was for me but it panned out later when she started saying fvck you Josh, fvck you and your friends.

Maybe thats what I get for not using my own message but using the machine's default. People don't know its the wrong number.
 

Zombie

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I had some collection agency guy b!tch at me even after I told him he had a wrong number. He thought I was lying to get rid of him.
 

Czesia

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I used to work in a call centre a few years back and was working on the Firestone Tire Recall, when I got this call from a guy:

Me: Hello?

Caller: I have a problem with my tires.

Me: (after going through the usual spiel about which tires were being recalled and where)

Caller: No, actually, my tire exploded while I was driving.

Me: Was there damage?

Caller: (cutting me off) Yes, there was damage to my truck, but I also hit a dog.

Me: I'm sorry to hear that. Is the damage to the truck extensive?

Caller: No, but the damage to the dog is, and I'm being sued by the owners. Are you gonna cover that?

Me: Well, I'm not sure, but here, let me give you the number...

Caller: (starting to get irate) Hey miss...

Me: Yes?

Caller: How about you just turn around...

Me: :Q