Phone calls in the middle of the night....
 

The last two nights, we've received phone calls from an 861 area code. First call was at 1AM, the next one, this morning was at 4AM. The telephone numbers contain an extra three digits, not sure if that's the extension, the message number, etc? First call I answered and could hear voices. The one this AM, I did not answer, but it was annoying to be awakened so very early each day.
Numbers are 861-397-2652151 and 861-388-3160021.
Can't find out anything when I Google the numbers and I'm not going to call either number. Anyone else getting these calls?

No, but I would call my phone company and have them check on it; and put a block on those calls coming through. How annoying!

861 shows up on Google as "not a valid area code."

86 is the country code for China. Maybe The following numbers are part of a phone number with an extension??? Country Codes>>
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of..._calling_codes

861- sw florida

That could explain the middle of the night calls! Anyway, if it is them, they might just be looking to get some more of our money directly from us just in case loan repayments from.....

bogus numbers
 

Lots of complaints from that "area code".



http://www.callferret.com/area-codes/861-area-code.html

Whistle at them
 

Buy a whistle from the sporting goods department. Keep it by the phone. If you get another one remove the phone from your ear and blow as hard and as long as you can. Even if he does recover his hearing, he will think twice about calling again. This worked for a "heavy breather that called me."

LOL....glad it got rid of the "heavy breather." I tried that once years ago in CA. Can't remember who was calling, but it was very annoying so I took my soccer whistle (coached my son's team at the time) and blew into the phone....damnation, I thought I'd be deaf forever!! I'll see if I get another call tonight. If I do, then it's calls to Comcast to block.

Thanks for the link. I do know it's from SW Florida, but not sure who the caller is. I could hear voices in the background. I didn't say anything, just picked up the phone for the first call. If it rings tonight, I'm going to have the calls blocked. Would hate to be working for that company, apparently you have to work nights....:1rotfl:

They can just call someone else, I don't particularly care to be part of any discussion at 1 in the AM :shocked: :D

The voices I heard were speaking English and seemed to be speaking without accents.

Loan repayments...well, they'll just have to.......:D

Interesting. I will probably have to call Comcast and block those freaking numbers. Thanks for the link.

Okay, hubby just finished some research and it appears to be a number from China, Sichuan Provence, town of Yibin. Again, thanks for the link, it got us started correctly on our search! Not bad enough I get calls from the US, now I'm getting them from China...YIKES!

It is annoying, Freeda, especially if you're in the middle of a pretty nice dream.... ;)

Have my phones with Comcast and will have to give them a call to find out if they can trace and block....but I'll wait to see if I have one more call tonight.

Oops, hubby is searching and apparently it is a number from China. Apparently there's someone who speaks very good English at the end of one of these phones.

Now have more information....it's a Chongquing Mobile Easy Own Card being used...a China Mobile GSM. Freakin' lovely.

Pooh ran that lead to earth. Pooh is so smart. She is the investigative unit in the girls posse.:clap2::1rotfl:

:coolsmiley:

... and I guess SALYBOW is the whistle blower. :D

Bad, P........real bad. But clever!!! :clap2:

Bill

hahaha
 

tooo funny P-Turner...whistle blower....you girls rock!

PT, you do have a way with words.

I'd just answer the phone, put it somewhere where I couldn't hear a word they said and let them run up their phone bill. Maybe they'll use up all their minutes.

Our phone rang at 3 am one morning - my husband answered
"How the hell should I know - it's miles from here."
"What was that about honey? I asked.
"Some guy wanted to know if the coast was clear"

Bad joke - sorry - well, not really!

Aw, thanks Gracie, but I'm not the head investigator, Mike is. We'll just curl his hair, put him in a skort and he's good to go....:1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:

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Good idea, but at 1 in the AM, I'm far from clear thinking and they hung up on me, MOI! Why would they do that....:1rotfl::1rotfl:

Going through my callers IDs on my phone shows that I also got another call on March30 around 11PM. We were in GA so I missed that one. Must have been the early shift working that day!

Graciegirl-I really really want to be on the girls posse. I can aim and shoot straight; I can kill 'em with kindness and I have a stare that can make the bad guys wither where they stand. I will even buy a new squirt gun..a monster one with a 50 foot range....Please...can I join???

:1rotfl::1rotfl::clap2:

That was you? Just kidding.

You certainly can. We will send you a shirt that says "Be Afraid. Be very Afraid".

I hope these calls are not being made collect. :1rotfl:

Pooh:

Seriously. I feel bad for you that your life is being interrupted by these inconsiderate people.

I hope you can find a way to resolve this dilema and your life goes back to normal.

Next time they call say you want two large orders of General Tso's chicken medium heat and two vegetarian egg rolls.

Hubby says I forgot to mention that I also know the vulcan death grip....

:1rotfl::1rotfl:

I'm impressed!!!

Live long and prosper. We'll have to get a special shirt for you ladydoc, it will get them running!http://www.retroclobber.co.uk/movie-...shirt-logo.gif

Pooh, You missed the move the phone away from your ear part. This is really important and you have told us why.

What? What did you say?.... :shocked: I thought I had it far enough away, BUT I DIDN'T! Hopefully if others give it a try, they'll remember the part about keeping the phone AWAY, FAR AWAY from their ears.... ;)