Weird Phone Call

[Raziaar]

Picked up my phone when it rang. Computer voice asked if this was (My name). Then it asked again if this was "(My name)" in a human female voice. If it was, it said to push 1. I did.

It said something along the lines of "For your security, please enter the last
four digits of your social security number" Not knowing my social security number at the time, and not going to enter it even if I did to a phone call that didn't identify itself... I hung up. I'm very concerned about not giving out any excess information.

To hang up, I pushed the button on the phone... held it for about 10 seconds. The voice was still talking, repeating the question to enter social security number.

I repeated it, 30 seconds this time, the voice was still going. I hung up the phone for five minutes. Picked it up, it was still going, and the voice changed to a repeating monotonous tone of "Please stay on the line" for about five minutes. I couldn't hang up even then. No matter what I did, I couldn't hang up.

I unplugged the phone cord cable, and plugged it back in. It was still going.

"please stay on the line, please stay on the line, please stay on the line"

Then it told me to please call a phone number it listed, giving their hours, then giving the phone number again.

The phone number was 1 800 898 2340



Has anybody EVER experienced something like this before? They have technology out there that can completely prevent you from hanging up the call? What the hell.

 

[OmegaX]

OMG, the FBI is after you.

 

[Pressure]

The matrix has you.

 

[Shippi]

We sometimes get those.. it's always the same recording, some guy saying 'Congratulations! You have been chosen as one of our 100 lucky prize winners! You have won either <enter fabulous prizes here>, please call this number to claim your prize...' in an incredibly cheery voice. I put the phone down, pick it up and it's still going. It's kinda annoying

and yours was a little weird..

 

[joule]

You need Caller ID.

 

[Direwolf]

Sounds like the computer just bugged on you. Many times if the dialer doesn't hang up himself, when you pick up the phone he'll still be there. I guess the computer just didn't hang up when you did like its supposed to.

 

[ray_MAN]

It's THE RING! I have once. I pick up the phone and someone hung up. Just as I hung up a man's voice said, "You should NOT have ever picked up the phone." I hung up, but it kept going, and going, and going. It eventually stopped, but it was scary. I am sure I heard a hang up in the beginning of the call.

 

[Raziaar]

It's THE RING! I have once. I pick up the phone and someone hung up. Just as I hung up a man's voice said, "You should NOT have ever picked up the phone." I hung up, but it kept going, and going, and going. It eventually stopped, but it was scary. I am sure I heard a hang up in the beginning of the call.

Heh. That'd be a mean prank to play on someone. lol

 

[xLostx]

1,2 Freddy's comin for you. 3,4 better lock your door. 5,6 grab your crucifix. 7,8 gonna stay up late. 9,10 never sleep again

 

[SimonomiS]

I get annoying ones, but they just leave when I hang up. Your situation would be annoying though.
Im not sure whether Im happy or sad that computers are taking over live telemarketers (Is that what they're called?).

 

[Ames]

You should have entered a fake Social Security number to see what happens.

 

[The Dark Elf]

Greetings, friends. Do you wish to look as happy as me? Well, you've got the power inside you right now. So, use it, and send one dollar to:

Happy Dude
742 Evergreen Terrace ,
Springfield, USA

Don't delay, eternal happiness is just a dollar away. You'll be feeling happier in no time! The more you send the happier you'll feel! Tell your friends about Happy Dude.​

 

[SimonomiS]

*About to lick his envelope*
Wait a sec...I know that address..

 

[Vegeta897]

I've sent atleast a hundred dollars already and I'm still not happy

That's really scary, threadstarter. Isn't that like, illegal?

 

[ray_MAN]

:O TDE is Homer Simpson!

 

[Direwolf]

Or it got away from Prof. Frink again.

 

[WhiteZero]

Census?

 

[Dalamari]

I got a call once and when I picked up I heard a bunch of stuff in the background and someone far away saying "Oh s**t he picked up" then they hung up, caller ID said unknown.

 

[Vegeta897]

I got a call once and when I picked up I heard a bunch of stuff in the background and someone far away saying "Oh s**t he picked up" then they hung up, caller ID said unknown.

It's called a prank phonecall.

?

 

[ne0_shiny]

I had a weird phonecall, but it wasnt like that
It was some black woman I never knew, or heard before
she was all yelling at me about some gibberish...

 

[Qwert93]

The worse I had was this annoying guy that keeps calling me, but hangs up when I pick it up. It's super annoying.

 

[Raziaar]

The worse I had was this annoying guy that keeps calling me, but hangs up when I pick it up. It's super annoying.

Secret admirer?

Kidding.

 

[KoreBolteR]

i used to have these "do you want double glazing windows?" calls 5 or 6 times a day, used to piss me off a treat..

until i had this magic number to get rid of them

it hasnt come back since!

 

[Hectic Glenn]

Scary, if you ring up the company your line is with and tell them you have some auto-dialing computer holding up your line they can trace the numbers with a special program i cant talk about and block is obviously. Report it. I'll ask my dad later tonight what kind of thing it is, he works in telecommunications. I'll try see if it gets any info or what its for. Sometimes your line could be bugged. The thing meaning you can't hang up has some simple reason which i can't remember right now. I'll get back to ya!

edit: KoreBolter you just changed your avatar 3 times in a minute or so!

 

[DEATH eVADER]

"If you want to purchase a dialing wand, please bash your palm down now"

Curious, whats the US recall number?

 

[B-MAn]

WOah thts kinda creepy.

I once got a call at around 3am. i picked up the phone and all i heard was breathing. i spoke down a phone a bit but no reply. i then hung up and tried to go back to sleep, i must of finally gt to sleep about an hour later. then the phone rang again! I pick up and i hear nothing. So i start swearin and stuff (i hate it when ppl ruin my sleep, sleeping jus rulez) and nothing. so i say "ok fine stay on the line i'm not the one being charged!" and jus left the phone off the hook. I wake up in the morining and it was still going..because if u hang up theres a long tone if u dn;t put the phone down. So i jus hung up and thought nothing of it.

I got call just like that 3 nights in a row until i gt fed up and called the phone company and blocked them. The number was a 0800 number :|

 

[Frank]

fake...