HELP! I need to know whose cell phone # this is:

[thetrilogy]

My brother suspects foul play with his wife and a cell phone # he found.

He wants me to call it and get the name of the person who answers it.

Do any of you private eye types know a scheme for me to call and get the dude to give me his name?

I know there are pay sites that supposedly give the info. but I'm doing this not-for-profit.

[rkmsuf]

"Hello, I'm from the Nigerian lottery. Want you know that you win big money. All need is you name to fund you account. Go ahead."

[Subby]

If the number is 55378008 then I think it might be a practical joke....

[cuervo72]

Foul play? There's murder involved?

[MikeVic]

"Hello, I'm from the Nigerian lottery. Want you know that you win big money. All need is you name to fund you account. Go ahead."

Yeah, I'd probably fall for this.

But in seriousness, no idea how you could get someone's name.

[MikeVic]

Foul play? There's murder involved?

Uh yeah, if your brother's wife was murdered by this guy maybe you should hire a private eye.

[Butter]

Call and act like you've got a wrong number, be real friendly then ask who you're speaking with and say something like "well, sorry to bother you (person's name)". It could be just that simple.

[thetrilogy]

Foul play? There's murder involved?

I don't think so. Something is going on though, but I'm not sure. He won't say.

[albionmoonlight]

My brother suspects foul play with his wife and a cell phone # he found.

He wants me to call it and get the name of the person who answers it.

Do any of you private eye types know a scheme for me to call and get the dude to give me his name?

I know there are pay sites that supposedly give the info. but I'm doing this not-for-profit.

You could always call and ask for a random name. Then do that thing when he says that it is a wrong number where you act all stupid, like you don't beleive him.

"Hello, can I talk to Richard"

"You must have the wrong number"

"Is this XXX-XXX-XXXX?"

"Yes"

"Are you sure that Richard Anderson isn't there? Who is this?"

You may get him to say who it is. Or he may say something like "this is a private cell phone." But it is a pretty low cost/low risk strategy.

And, you didn't ask for advice, but it goes without saying that having to have people track down numbers on one's spouse's cell phone indicates that perhaps things are going on with a marriage that are outside of Verizon's scope.

Also, rkmsuf, if that guy does not want the lottery proceeds, can I have them? Do you want me to PM you my social security number and date of birth in case you need them?

[rkmsuf]

You better. The foul play might disqualify him from the Nigerian Lottery. They frown upon such things.

[Ksyrup]

*insert obligatory parody of HA's post in Flasch's thread here*

[JPhillips]

Tell him you're from Kroger and his number has been selected to win a free ham. Get his name and tell him to come to a particular Kroger to pick up his ham.

It always works for the police.

[Deattribution]

I know this is a crazy wild out of this world idea but... he could just ask his wife.

[thetrilogy]

I know this is a crazy wild out of this world idea but... he could just ask his wife.

Not if you're trying to catch somebody at something...

You know, catch 'em in a lie...

[Scarecrow]

I've got a copy of Net Detective I'll trade you for a FOF key...



Damn you guys are getting old and forgetfull

[Noop]

Well instead of doing all... One could assume she is taking man meat from a man who is not your brother. In which case I don't see the point of involving this other guy who could be a nutcase or the father of your supposed niece/nephew... guess your not an uncle. :)

[Noop]

I've got a copy of Net Detective I'll trade you for a FOF key...



Damn you guys are getting old and forgetfull

Wow that is a classic. Good times.

[JediKooter]

Would this be like a reverse Ashley Madison?

[TroyF]

Not if you're trying to catch somebody at something...

You know, catch 'em in a lie...


If he doesn't trust his wife, he's pretty much already knows the answer anyway, true or not.

Once you get to the point you are involving other people to spy on her, why not just go all the way and hire a PI? She'll eventually find out about this and be pissed off beyond belief.

If she's guilty of it, she'll be pissed she was caught and would be dumped anyway. If she's not guilty of it, she's going to be seething that not only was there a concern to begin with, but that other people were involved in tracking this. These are people she'll have to face and she's not going to like wearing the scarlett letter for something she didn't do. (and lets not kid ourselves, she WILL find out)

Your brother has a few options here:

1) Go on Springer or Cheaters and get it settled on national TV with a thrown chair.

2) Just get a divorce from someone he clearly doesn't trust.

3) Grow up and have the stones to ask the hard questions and live with the answers.

4) Hire a professional to track it down so he knows for sure.

5) Pretend he's in junior high and is part of a big Nancy Drew mystery.

I think the last option is the worst, but if you're gonna go through with it, albion has about the best idea I've seen.

[Deattribution]

Not if you're trying to catch somebody at something...

You know, catch 'em in a lie...

That's a slippery slope to travel, once you start trying to catch your wife in lies you're on a path to divorce.

I don't have any dogs in the fight (Michael Vick might though) but even if you find out the guy's name, assuming it is even a guy, then what? You ask her who it is? She possibly tells you a lie, then all you know is she's lying to you about something and your brother is left confused what to do. A phone number is just that, at best it's nothing but a number or a friend, at worse it's some guy nobody knows you only stir up suspicions.

You can play detective and find out more but if it leads you nowhere, then not only is your brother all worked up over nothing - he may completely destroy what he has by showing he has no trust in her.

[M GO BLUE!!!]

The easiest thing you can do is...

Hold on, my cell is ringing...

[Pumpy Tudors]

I don't know how to find out whose cell phone it is, but I can tell you how to get a charge hidden from your bank statement.

[Maple Leafs]

"Hi, I'm calling from the HIV Testing Centre, may I speak to (your brother's wife's name)?"

Then tell your brother to see if his wife's cell phone starts ringing right away.

[Mustang]

We are all assuming it is a guy's cell number. Could be a woman.

[Pumpy Tudors]

This sister-in-law sounds like she's into some spy or assassin shit. I always pick assassin-type characters in RPGs. So, uh, I guess what I'm, um, trying to say is, uhh... I'd hit it.

[st.cronin]

We are all assuming it is a guy's cell number. Could be a woman.

An optimist, eh?

[Logan]

I see tremendous potential here. I might even subscribe to this thread. Let those emails pile up!

[beargrowlz]

Not if you're trying to catch somebody at something...

You know, catch 'em in a lie...

I thought she was dead Jim.

[st.cronin]

I see tremendous potential here. I might even subscribe to this thread. Let those emails pile up!

Wrong time of year for this thread to reach its full potential. We're just not active enough.

[JediKooter]

Probably a wrong number.

[johnnyshaka]

How about having a woman friend (with a great telephone voice) of yours call the number saying that his cell number showed up on her phone a couple of times and she wanted to know who it was that was calling? Guys would be more apt to chit chat with a female stranger...I know I would.

[14ers]

Keep in mind that 90% of the time when a woman has an affair she is playing on the front nine infront of the clubhouse. In other words, it is someone both her and her husband know very well. So, this person she is sleeping around with, may know you and your Caller ID very well too.

[Pyser]

thats not at all what i thought you meant by "playing on the front 9".

[M GO BLUE!!!]

Keep in mind that 90% of the time when a woman has an affair she is playing on the front nine infront of the clubhouse. In other words, it is someone both her and her husband know very well. So, this person she is sleeping around with, may know you and your Caller ID very well too.

So you're saying it's his number? :eek:

[molson]

I don't get this kind of shit at all. If he legitimately thinks there's a possibility his wife is cheating - divorce her. The relationship is 100% dead.

[Antmeister]

I would be very wary if the number is 867-5309. That may mean she is sleeping with Tommy Tutone.

[Drake]

Troy is right. If he thinks she's cheating, he needs to just grow some stones and confront her. She is going to deny it. So he needs more proof than just a cell number.

Sit on it. Gather evidence. Confront.

Bottom line is that when a cell number trips your infidelity sensors, you've got more bubbling under the surface than just a cell number. You've already got serious suspicions at that point.

And no, infidelity doesn't have to be the death knell for a relationship, but it will put you on your ass for a couple of years.

[cthomer5000]

How about having a woman friend (with a great telephone voice) of yours call the number saying that his cell number showed up on her phone a couple of times and she wanted to know who it was that was calling? Guys would be more apt to chit chat with a female stranger...I know I would.
Agreed. A female firend (espeically one witha good phone voice) could easily get the name out of the guy.

[Desnudo]

http://phonenumbers.addresses.com/phone.php?refer=1878&aid=1878&sid=2&adword=Reverse%20number%20lookup%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20&gclid=CJHs5s66lowCFSDqYAod5Vv74w

As always, FGI

[Rizon]

How can you call a number that is yours to begin with?

[Crim]

TroyF wins this thread.

[thetrilogy]

How can you call a number that is yours to begin with?

No, it was discovered on her cell phone bill.
Over 700 text messages in 1 month.

[JeeberD]

Over 20 texts a day to a single person? Damn! I don't think I send 700 texts in 6 months...

[thetrilogy]

And I got the name and address:

Called from an empty office at work. I work at a large university that has a hospital.
So I don't know what comes up on caller ID.

To keep it short I called and said that I was from the Office of Institutional Advancement and that the hospital raffeled off 30 gift baskets last Friday and sometimes we can't read the names/numbers on the tickets.
This is the best I could make out on the ticket and tried several other numbers first. The prize was 4 movie passes, 30$ gift card to Panera and a coupon for a free fondue set. This can be mailed, I need a name and address.
So I got it. And gave it to my bro. It's their headache now, not mine. I'm done with this.

My brother suspects foul play with his wife and a cell phone # he found.

He wants me to call it and get the name of the person who answers it.

Do any of you private eye types know a scheme for me to call and get the dude to give me his name?

I know there are pay sites that supposedly give the info. but I'm doing this not-for-profit.

[stevew]

I'd suggest the next course of action would be for him to immediately shore up his finances, even as just a precautionary measure. No reason to get screwed over twice. 700 texts.....I'd say the answer is fairly obvious, time to call in the PI.

[stevew]

Shit, it's been awhile since we had a good thread around here like this one....

[johnnyshaka]

That's fraud...the fuzz is on their way.

[rkmsuf]

how the fuck did you come up with a "free fondue set"?

sheer brillance.

[Desnudo]

how the fuck did you come up with a "free fondue set"?

sheer brillance.

Risky though. What if the guy already had a fondue set?

[Dr. Sak]

I think your brother should go to the address and deliever it personally.

[Anthony]

wow, that guy was dumb. i woulda said "well, what name and address does it look like is on the ticket stub". if it was anything close to mine, then it's legit. if it's so far off then it's obviously some type of scam. yeesh, gullible people.

[panerd]

I think your brother should go to the address and deliever it personally.

If the guy in question is single then I put about 95% of the blame on the married women. If married, then still only 50%. Just my $0.02!

[Eaglesfan27]

I think your brother should go to the address and deliever it personally.


Preferably with hot food items in it.

[JeeberD]

wow, that guy was dumb. i woulda said "well, what name and address does it look like is on the ticket stub". if it was anything close to mine, then it's legit. if it's so far off then it's obviously some type of scam. yeesh, gullible people.

Being greedy downs another sucker...

[MizzouRah]

And I got the name and address:

Called from an empty office at work. I work at a large university that has a hospital.
So I don't know what comes up on caller ID.

To keep it short I called and said that I was from the Office of Institutional Advancement and that the hospital raffeled off 30 gift baskets last Friday and sometimes we can't read the names/numbers on the tickets.
This is the best I could make out on the ticket and tried several other numbers first. The prize was 4 movie passes, 30$ gift card to Panera and a coupon for a free fondue set. This can be mailed, I need a name and address.
So I got it. And gave it to my bro. It's their headache now, not mine. I'm done with this.

Nicely played!

[Bisbo]

You mean I didn't really win the basket? Dammit - now I have to call your brother's wife and cancel my dinner date at Panera.

[SnDvls]

didn't the guy realize he never entered a raffle?

[Eaglesfan27]

didn't the guy realize he never entered a raffle?

Maybe he's married and thinks his wife did.

[albionmoonlight]

The whole concept of texting someone with whom you are having an affair seems really weird to me.

"I'm going to have sex with you tonight instead of my husband. LOL"

"He won't suspect a thing. ROFL"

[Eaglesfan27]

The whole concept of texting someone with whom you are having an affair seems really weird to me.

"I'm going to have sex with you tonight instead of my husband. LOL"

"He won't suspect a thing. ROFL"


I'm guessing the woman involved who has an affair and texts that frequently is usually very needy and is seeking constant reassurance of one form or another. Of course, it does seem very stupid and likely to increase the incidence of getting caught.

[Dr. Sak]

I think you should send a singing clown or strip-o-gram to the guy's work. And when he asks them who it is from, say the husband of the phone number you texted 700 times last month.

[Butter]

My brother (back when I was talking to him) got caught cheating on his wife (with his sister-in-law... his wife's brother's wife) thanks to text messaging. Good move, smart guy.

It sure does seem stupid to leave any sort of trail that is accessible by the other party.

[Honolulu_Blue]

My brother (back when I was talking to him) got caught cheating on his wife (with his sister-in-law... his wife's brother's wife) thanks to text messaging. Good move, smart guy.

It sure does seem stupid to leave any sort of trail that is accessible by the other party.

I didn't know you were Martin Brodeur's brother.

[Ksyrup]

I'm rarely amazed by people's lack of thinking things through, short-sightedness, or outright stupidity these days.

[bbor]

I didn't know you were Martin Brodeur's brother.

LMAO!!!!:D

[Logan]

I didn't know you were Martin Brodeur's brother.

Fanfuckingtastic :).

By the way, texting anybody 700 times in a month warrants questioning, even if it was to your best friend in the entire world. What the hell is the matter with you?

[JasonC23]

By the way, texting anybody 700 times in a month warrants questioning, even if it was to your BFF.

Fixed.

[Huckleberry]

THES SI SO 3XCITNG!!1!111 OMG LAT US KNOW WUT HAPANS!!!1!1!1!

[MizzouRah]

If I saw that on my (ok, for her we'll say OUR) Nextel bill, you can bet your ass I would go to her phone and see if I could find what she was sending - plus I'm sure text messages are stored somewhere on Nextel's account information.

[sooner333]

Given the amount of texts, was the man Houston Nutt?

[sooner333]

If I saw that on my (ok, for her we'll say OUR) Nextel bill, you can bet your ass I would go to her phone and see if I could find what she was sending - plus I'm sure text messages are stored somewhere on Nextel's account information.

Dola-

Of course, they could be talking in some sort of code so that it wouldn't look as suspicious...but then, you'd think they would just get some wal-mart pre-paid phone for this. It seems like people don't understand the words "Paper trail" anymore.

[sachmo71]

I think your brother should go to the address and deliever it personally.

This could end badly. His wife and this guy might be swingers.

[Julio Riddols]

Now with that name and address, why not start having weird shit sent to the guy?

[Dr. Sak]

Now with that name and address, why not start having weird shit sent to the guy?

A dick in a box

[spleen1015]

I don't think you should blame another man for doinking your brother's wife.

BE A MAN AND TELL HIM IT IS REALLY YOU!

[Passacaglia]

Why not just pay for the reverse lookup services? Those are only 12.95 it looks like, while you're out at least $50 for all that junk.

[sooner333]

Why not just pay for the reverse lookup services? Those are only 12.95 it looks like, while you're out at least $50 for all that junk.

I doubt he's actually going to send him the stuff.

[Ksyrup]

lol

[Passacaglia]

:confused:

[cthomer5000]

Why not just pay for the reverse lookup services? Those are only 12.95 it looks like, while you're out at least $50 for all that junk.

This is probably the best post in this thread. I hope to god that was a serious post.

[Ksyrup]

I think he could save a few bucks if he just went with a $25 gift certificate to The Melting Pot instead of a fondue set. Even the cheap sets run $50-60.

[Dr. Sak]

I think he could save a few bucks if he just went with a $25 gift certificate to The Melting Pot instead of a fondue set. Even the cheap sets run $50-60.

$25 will get you two strawberries and a piece of cheese at the Melting Pot

[st.cronin]

With all due respect to Pumpy Tudors and Maple Leaves, Passacaglia is the funniest guy on the board.

[Passacaglia]

This is probably the best post in this thread. I hope to god that was a serious post.

Sorry to disappoint. Anyway, you can get a fondue set at Meijer for under ten bucks.

[SnDvls]

This is probably the best post in this thread. I hope to god that was a serious post.

"

[Izulde]

700 messages a month isn't so bad.

That's only 23 text messages a day.

[Passacaglia]

With all due respect to Pumpy Tudors and Maple Leaves, Passacaglia is the funniest guy on the board.

Thanks...I think. I hope that's not only the case if my post was serious. I thought it was pretty funny, even as a joke.

[TroyF]

700 text messages in a month. Is she 12?

This raises more questions than answers anyway.

1) does he have access to the phone itself or the bill?
2) If he has access only to the bill, there is only one reason they'd show the number of text messages. That's if she didn't have an unlimited plan.
3) If she didn't have an unlimited plan and she knew the husband would have access to the phone records. . . ok, I'll repeat it again, is she 12? I mean a really dumb 12 year old? (I don't want to insult the smart ones here)
4) If he had access to the phone, why couldn't he look at the text messages?
5) OK, are EITHER of these people allowed to be legally married? I mean is this like some arranged wedding of a two preteens in India or something? I mean, if she's cheating and doing it in this manner, she's beyond moronic. He doesn't have the guts to confront his own wife, instead choosing to act as though he's in some Junior High School mystery. (The Scooby-Doo things were just cartoons, you won't be finding a ghost at the end of this kids)

What a screwed up situation. I'm now waiting for the end of this when I see on Court TV the story of a 12 year old kid who killed a classmate because he found out this guy and his GF were texting each other to much.

Can we get excerpts from the book before it comes out?

[Crim]

Risky though. What if the guy already had a fondue set?

:eek:

[AZSpeechCoach]

The text message is COMING FROM INSIDE YOUR HOUSE!!!!

[ISiddiqui]

Dola-

Of course, they could be talking in some sort of code so that it wouldn't look as suspicious...but then, you'd think they would just get some wal-mart pre-paid phone for this. It seems like people don't understand the words "Paper trail" anymore.

They have these things logged on bills?! OMG! I thought they just disappeared into the interwebs!

Really moronic behavior, but I've definately ran into people who were incredibly technologically inept in my life, so I can see it happening.

[M GO BLUE!!!]

The text message is COMING FROM INSIDE YOUR HOUSE!!!!

Works best on Christmas.


Black Christmas!

[Crim]

Black


sigh. Every time we talk about cheating spouses texting their brother-in-law about fondue sets, some asswhite's gotta play the race card. Get past it, people! This is the 2000's!!1

[korme]

I think he could save a few bucks if he just went with a $25 gift certificate to The Melting Pot instead of a fondue set. Even the cheap sets run $50-60.

Good God, I love the Melting Pot. And no one around here has a clue what it is. So unfortunate!

[korme]

sigh. Every time we talk about cheating spouses texting their brother-in-law about fondue sets, some asswhite's gotta play the race card. Get past it, people! This is the 2000's!!1

Fucking hilarious. You get a gold star

[Glengoyne]

Why not just pay for the reverse lookup services? Those are only 12.95 it looks like, while you're out at least $50 for all that junk.

I had the same initial thought as Sooner. "Wha.. he's not going to send..." Oh. This was followed by a genuine LoL.

Nice post.

[Drake]

I can't imagine 700 text messages not involving some sort of infidelity.

Of course, I've sent fewer than 25 text messages in my entire life, so maybe that's just me.

[kingfc22]

This thread has some serious potential. If she is sending over 700 texts in a month to the same number, then I'm sure she's not smart enough to erase them from her phone.

He should just take a look at the phone while she is in the shower to see what the texts say.

[dime]

if the brother does something stupid (assault, harrassment, etc) you could end up being liable as well for providing him with a name and address

[Crim]

?

[Lathum]

if the brother does something stupid (assault, harrassment, etc) you could end up being liable as well for providing him with a name and address

buzzkiller

[Izulde]

This thread has some serious potential. If she is sending over 700 texts in a month to the same number, then I'm sure she's not smart enough to erase them from her phone.

He should just take a look at the phone while she is in the shower to see what the texts say.

But it'll probably only save the last 50-60 sent messages, and about the same name for received.

So he might get unlucky and have a totally innocent conversation to read.

[EagleFan]

I think he should be more upset with his wife than with the guy. That guy never made a promise to his brother, the wife did.

But I still can't get over the use of "foul play" in the description of the situation.

[sooner333]

Does the guy work for the government or a government entity and is the phone provided by such entity? Then, you could file a Freedom of Information Act request and get the text messages. Or, he could just ask the wife...whichever is easiest.

[Drake]

I think he should be more upset with his wife than with the guy. That guy never made a promise to his brother, the wife did.

Ding. Ding. Ding.

[TroyF]

I think he should be more upset with his wife than with the guy. That guy never made a promise to his brother, the wife did.

But I still can't get over the use of "foul play" in the description of the situation.

Agree 100% on all counts.

[Ksyrup]

Good God, I love the Melting Pot. And no one around here has a clue what it is. So unfortunate!

The nearest one to us is Louisville. We went for Valentine's Day.

[Draft Dodger]

if the brother does something stupid (assault, harrassment, etc) you could end up being liable as well for providing him with a name and address

way to not have any idea what you're talking about

[thetrilogy]

That last I heard, he did pay one of those $12.95 services to get the cell phone info. and it matched the name but not the address given.

And I got the name and address:

Called from an empty office at work. I work at a large university that has a hospital.
So I don't know what comes up on caller ID.

To keep it short I called and said that I was from the Office of Institutional Advancement and that the hospital raffeled off 30 gift baskets last Friday and sometimes we can't read the names/numbers on the tickets.
This is the best I could make out on the ticket and tried several other numbers first. The prize was 4 movie passes, 30$ gift card to Panera and a coupon for a free fondue set. This can be mailed, I need a name and address.
So I got it. And gave it to my bro. It's their headache now, not mine. I'm done with this.