Ward against obscene calls with reverse phone lookup directories

Posted by AmandaTom on July 18th, 2013

Most people are “guilty” of making prank calls as children, and of enjoying them immensely. However, they get less and less funny the older you get, and they can become proof that something more serious like stalking is going on. Receiving harassing phone calls can be scary, to say the least. Whether your caller makes threats, uses obscene language, or even if he just stays on the line breathing heavily or not saying anything at all, having this happen day-in and day-out can cause a considerable amount of stress to anyone. But, before proceeding to take official action against your caller, it would be useful to find out more about him or her by using either a paid reverse phone lookup service or a free, user-submitted reverse phone lookup directory. Keep reading to find out more about how using either a paid reverse phone lookup service or a free, user-submitted reverse phone lookup directory can help you make your case against the harassing phone calls plaguing you a stronger one.

If the calls just started recently, or if you don’t feel there’s need for too much concern—not yet, at least—you can use either a paid reverse phone lookup service or a free, user-submitted reverse phone lookup directory to find the name and address of the person to whom the prone number is registered. Doing this should give you a better idea of whether you should be concerned or not. If you keep getting calls when no one says anything, and then hangs up it could very well be an elderly person misdialing the number of a family member, so you don’t want to jump to conclusions too quickly. If the phone calls get more threatening, however, or if they include threats to your property or to your personal wellbeing and safety, you should stop messing about with paid reverse phone lookup services or free, user-submitted reverse phone lookup directories and make an official complaint with your local police department.

Start taking down the dates and times of the phone calls, so that you can report them to the phone company and to the police. Once alerted, your phone company can do one of two things to stop the calls. If the calls are originating from a local area phone number, you can use the phone company service “Call Trace”, where all you need to do is enter STAR57 after you get the call to have it traced. On the other hand, if the calls indicate the possibility of an imminent threat, you can talk to your phone company about setting up a “trap” on your phone line. This will give your phone company to get the exact telephone number used to make the calls. When using the “trap”, you need to write down the date and time of each phone call you receive in a log book that you must subsequently turn over to the phone company.

Help keep yourself safe by using the services of a paid reverse phone lookup service or of a reliable user-submitted reverse phone lookup directory to figure out if the calls represent a real threat or not.

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