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

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.

"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."

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

Foul play? There's murder involved?

Yeah, I'd probably fall for this.

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

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

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.

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

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?

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

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.

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...

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



Damn you guys are getting old and forgetfull

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. :)

Wow that is a classic. Good times.

Would this be like a reverse Ashley Madison?

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.

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.

The easiest thing you can do is...

Hold on, my cell is ringing...

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.

"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.

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

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.

An optimist, eh?

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

I thought she was dead Jim.

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

Probably a wrong number.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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.

Agreed. A female firend (espeically one witha good phone voice) could easily get the name out of the guy.

http://phonenumbers.addresses.com/ph...FSDqYAod5Vv74w

As always, FGI

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

TroyF wins this thread.

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

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

UPDATE:
 

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.

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.

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

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

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?

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