What Kind Of Attack Is This? \ stacker news ~tech

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I got a phone call today from a random number. The guy said that he had a missed call from my number and he was calling back. I had 100% not called this number, and it has happened on a number of occasions with different people.

Its pretty obvious that the person on the other line is not a scammer as the conversation usually ends pretty quickly when I say I didn't call their number.

So I'm trying to understand what's happening here. Have I been Sim swapped? How did they receive a missed call from my number where my phone has no evidence of making the call. My bank account and everything else seems to be fine. I have pretty good passwords on my email and other accounts.

Any idea what's happening here?

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115 sats \ 3 replies \ @Signal312 12 Jul

Yeah I've had this same thing happen multiple times as well, but years ago, since I no longer answer calls from people I don't know.

They're scamming the caller who called you back. He's the scammee, you're the unfortunate person whose phone number the scammer used to call the scammee.

0 sats \ 2 replies \ @OT OP 12 Jul

How did they use my number?

0 sats \ 1 reply \ @Signal312 12 Jul

They use a random number, which is sometimes the same as an actual assigned number (yours). I have no idea how they come up with the number.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @OT OP 12 Jul

I wonder how it's possible. Old tech being manipulated I guess.

142 sats \ 3 replies \ @TNStacker 12 Jul

caller IDs are being spoofed to get people to answer. Just block and move on.

135 sats \ 0 replies \ @Zenul_Abidin 12 Jul

It is almost definitely Caller ID spoofing.

21 sats \ 1 reply \ @OT OP 12 Jul

The receiver should block me you mean? They somehow used my number to call.

13 sats \ 0 replies \ @TNStacker 12 Jul

If you are concerned and in contact with the receiver, yes.

21 sats \ 0 replies \ @BitcoinAbhi 12 Jul

Just block that number. No need to swap the sim.