Tracing phone calls
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Topic: Tracing phone calls
Posted By: Jay_R
Subject: Tracing phone calls
Date Posted: 04 November 2008 at 9:58am
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Anyone know if it is possible to trace phonecalls that have come from a witheld number to a mobile?? Yesterday I had 16 phonecalls from a witheld number, which I didn't answer cos I think its rude when people withold their number. They didn't leave a message, and now today I've already had 3 calls.
Getting a tad annoyed now. |
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Posted By: babyone
Date Posted: 04 November 2008 at 10:07am
| You don't hold accounts with GE creditline do you? |
Posted By: Jay_R
Date Posted: 04 November 2008 at 10:14am
| No. Only debt we have is our mortgage which is with Westpac. |
Posted By: monster
Date Posted: 04 November 2008 at 10:22am
No idea how to do that, but when DH calls from work it always shows as withheld, so it could be a harmless business call - although you'd think if it was they'd leave a message. -------------   
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Posted By: Jay_R
Date Posted: 04 November 2008 at 10:32am
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Yeah, thats whats annoying me! If it is just a harmless business call then surely they should just leave a message!
And personally I think that 16 calls in one day is close to being classed as a nuisance! |
Posted By: Red
Date Posted: 04 November 2008 at 10:34am
| Maybe you could put a voicemail message on your phone politely telling them to either leave a message or stop ringing! It is prob somebody trying to sell you something. I love having caller ID on our home phone and I tend not to answer private numbers as they are usually surveys. |
Posted By: minik8e
Date Posted: 04 November 2008 at 10:42am
Do any of your friends have confidential numbers? I'm one of those "annoying" people who shows up as Number Withheld - after previous problems with a stalker and nuisance phone calls, my number is now private and will stay that way forever...so it always shows as Number Withheld. I'm also an annoying person who doesn't usually leave a message unless it's work-related 
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Posted By: Nefertiti
Date Posted: 04 November 2008 at 10:53am
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Alot of business's have private numbers, esp when calling from an extension.
I am one of those people who hang up before an answerphone gets it because I don't want to have to pay to speak to a machine. I say just answer the call! They probably think its annoying your not answering lol ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: monikah
Date Posted: 04 November 2008 at 10:55am
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yea i had a stalker too so my number is withhelh but anyone who ring 16 times is cleary not a business or professional etc... i know any class of annoying call can be tracked hapilly by the police because it is a form of badgering/terrorizing/ (cant think of the right word) ------------- 
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Posted By: MissCandice
Date Posted: 04 November 2008 at 11:00am
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The NZ law is, you have to note down 4 examples, exact day and time and call your provider, they have to be within 7 days, and you have to log the trace within 7 days of the first example.
You have to give permission for your provider to disclose your number to the person doing it and they are told to stop. If they keep doing it, they get warned again and 3rd time they loose their connection and any future connections with that provider. Due to confidentuality laws, they cannot give you the number of the person calling you, or disclpse who they are. Sorry chick! Must be really annoying. ------------- ~ Mummy to a beautiful girl ~ |
Posted By: Jay_R
Date Posted: 04 November 2008 at 11:04am
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LOL, I know its probably annoying them that I'm not answering, but surely if it was that important they'd just leave a message.
I have people who do phone me from private numbers but they always leave me a message. And I've contacted all those people to see if its them and its not. Ok, maybe I'll just have to answer next time and tell them off! |
Posted By: IVFGirl1111
Date Posted: 04 November 2008 at 11:22am
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Id be DYING to know and would just have to answer it! Lol.
Good luck! ------------- TTC 6 years IVF it is IVF/ICSI round one 10 eggs, 8 mature, 3 fertilised BFN IVF/ICSI #2 = 22 eggs! 20 mature, 15 fertilised, 1 fresh transfer and 2 frosties BFN 2 Frosties still in freezer thank god |
Posted By: Jay_R
Date Posted: 04 November 2008 at 11:40am
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Darn it, just missed a call!
Serves me right for going to the loo 
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Posted By: MonicaMouse
Date Posted: 04 November 2008 at 11:44am
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The other option is to get someone else to answer your phone. My mum had a series of missed calls on her phone, no message but could see the number, I ended up ringing them from my phone and try to id them by being a 'wrong number' call, but as soon as they answered she knew who it was ------------- 
Blair 15/10/2007 Daniel 30/07/2009 |
Posted By: My3Sons
Date Posted: 04 November 2008 at 11:45am
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I have no idea about tracing phone calls but its definetly not Leo, hes asleep!! ------------- Mum to Mr 10, Mr 6 and Mr 4 
 
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Posted By: Jay_R
Date Posted: 04 November 2008 at 11:54am
| LOL Char! Poor little Leo, he just wanted to chat to Joshie! |
Posted By: Jay_R
Date Posted: 04 November 2008 at 12:41pm
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Ok, just answered a call, pretending to be my sister!
It was a car dealer that I went to visit about six weeks ago!!! Mystery solved. Boring! |
Posted By: Candkids
Date Posted: 04 November 2008 at 3:45pm
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ROFL
they must need some sales  ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">  DD 10.5yrs DS 6yrs DS 11mths 5 little angles watching from above |
Posted By: MummyFreckle
Date Posted: 04 November 2008 at 4:46pm
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Hmmm 16 calls in one day....they must be desperate!!!
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Posted By: monikah
Date Posted: 04 November 2008 at 4:56pm
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man that is totally not ok from a car dealer. man id probably be real pissed. lol. i hate pushy sales ppl though -------------
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Posted By: Jay_R
Date Posted: 04 November 2008 at 5:59pm
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Yeah, I was pretty annoyed!
I was getting freaked that there might have been some weirdo stalking me! |
Posted By: HippyMama
Date Posted: 04 November 2008 at 7:16pm
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Did they explain why they'd called 16 times !? ------------- Mama to two earth walkers & two angels. Remember, you are not managing an inconvenience; You are raising a human being. ~ Kittie Franz Next Slingbabies! Meet - Friday 4th May !! |
Posted By: NeoshasMummy
Date Posted: 04 November 2008 at 7:57pm
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The one main rule. NEVER give your number to a car dealer and never fill out one of their surveys requesting personal details..... trust me I know im engaged to one hehehe ------------- https://secure.fertilityfriend.com/home/30c4ec/" rel="nofollow">  Mrs Te Kani ❤️ Neosha 26/5/2007 |
Posted By: Nefertiti
Date Posted: 05 November 2008 at 9:25am
No...for the police to be involved with phone calls there has to be verbal threats being made. If they are just hanging up, it is a matter for the phone company. ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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monikah wrote:Posted By: Nefertiti
Date Posted: 05 November 2008 at 9:29am
In my situation I only had 2 calls that I reported to the police. I had more to add to the complaint after I had contacted the police because they kept coming. But it was only a couple days before they told me who had made the calls. I didn't have to give permission to 'a provider'....and not too sure what you actually meant by that lol Anyway, the police told me who had made the calls. I wanted to press charges, but the guy who did it was going to court the next day anyway on another matter and went to jail. It was only afterwards I was told I should have still pressed charges regardless of that. But I was just glad it was over. Oh...and I didn't know the guy personally.....it was my exhusbands girlfriends brother....sicko! ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: MissCandice
Date Posted: 05 November 2008 at 10:33am
If you go to the police and have a real reason for them to trace they will, like threatening, abusive etc. I work for a phone company and that is the NZ law for someone requesting a trace for nusience calls through their provider. If threatening then we send them to the police as it can be dealt with better. I have had a million and one calls to this nature. Of course the police can disclose any info they like, but as a reputable telephone company its against the confidentuality act for us to disclose this info. As joshies case was nucience and not threatening, and she asked if she could get it traced, i thought id let her know what she has to do. ------------- ~ Mummy to a beautiful girl ~ |
Posted By: Nefertiti
Date Posted: 05 November 2008 at 10:37am
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Another time, I have had nusience calls with people hanging up and was told by my phone company (was with telecom back then) that there was nothing they could do, except change my phone number. Which was more hassle than what it was worth. We just hung up on the ppl and eventually they lost interest...and we kept the phone off the hook at night so they'd get bored calling lol.
Has there been a change in this over recent years? ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: MissCandice
Date Posted: 05 November 2008 at 10:59am
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Yup, but you have to have 4 dates and times, within 7 days. Its the same with telecom as they are the onles who do the trace for us. But if you have called the number thats making the nucience calls to you, they wont do a thing. ------------- ~ Mummy to a beautiful girl ~ |
Posted By: BessieBear
Date Posted: 05 November 2008 at 11:20am
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lol DH had something like this and he can't answer his fone while hes working so he left his fone at home so i could answer it. PITA ------------- Sarah Mum to, Boy 07/2008, Girl 03/2010, Boy 05/2012, Angel  07/08/2014
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Posted By: HippyMama
Date Posted: 05 November 2008 at 12:17pm
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If you have the number that the calls are coming from, the Police *should* take a complaint - it can be classed as Misuse of a Telephone (whether you have referred it to your provider or not). ------------- Mama to two earth walkers & two angels. Remember, you are not managing an inconvenience; You are raising a human being. ~ Kittie Franz Next Slingbabies! Meet - Friday 4th May !! |
Posted By: Nefertiti
Date Posted: 05 November 2008 at 12:39pm
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The police won't unless someone has made a threat to you!
Just calling and not leaving a message is not misuse - no matter how many times. As the reason can easily be that they don't want to leave a message...there is nothing against the law about that. So no, the police will not take a complaint if the person is just hanging up. ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: my2angels
Date Posted: 06 November 2008 at 9:20pm
| I had something similar a month ago, kept getting a phone call from a withheld number every morning around the same time and i kept missing it cos i was at work, drove me crazy (im one of those people who HAVE to answer the call just incase it could be something interesting) The days I watched my phone waiting for the call it didnt bloody ring....finally got it after about 2 weeks and it was a carpet cleaner from when we moved a year ago asking if we wanted out carpets done this year. Funny thing was the guy was an arrogant prat and we ended up having a fight about how much he charged me (almost twice he had quoted!!!!!) so even if i didnt have new carpet there was no way in hell I would ever use him again! |
Posted By: HippyMama
Date Posted: 06 November 2008 at 10:21pm
I guess it depends on which station you go to and how amicable the cop / clerk you talk to is feeling on the day 
AFAIK it comes down to individual circumstances, and whether the individual is feeling harassed or not also. ------------- Mama to two earth walkers & two angels. Remember, you are not managing an inconvenience; You are raising a human being. ~ Kittie Franz Next Slingbabies! Meet - Friday 4th May !! |
Posted By: Nefertiti
Date Posted: 07 November 2008 at 2:37am
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I called the Police more than once and got severa different people and the response was the same...they won't deal with it because lives weren't being threatened.
Oh well.. And for the life of me, I can't think was AFAIK is lol....mind you, its 2.35am, so it might come to me later lol ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: HippyMama
Date Posted: 07 November 2008 at 7:45am
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That's why it can often be better to walk into a station and make a complaint that way. I think it is a bit off that it is a common response - these 'little things' can often be a red flag for something worse... I know I always tried my best to treat each person with respect and understanding *shrug* but anyway!
And 'AFAIK' = As Far As I Know ------------- Mama to two earth walkers & two angels. Remember, you are not managing an inconvenience; You are raising a human being. ~ Kittie Franz Next Slingbabies! Meet - Friday 4th May !! |
Posted By: Nefertiti
Date Posted: 07 November 2008 at 9:57am
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You are right that it can sometimes lead to something worse. But like everything here in NZ...they don't take action until its too late. ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 07 November 2008 at 3:15pm
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The Malisious (sp?) call centre will take your complaint and trace it if you have the exact times you got called (within a minute or so), you need to have 4 in a row (within 24 hours) to have it done and they only operate Mon-Fri 8am-4pm. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |