Help!! My Phone Was Hacked

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Registered: 09-08-2006
Help!! My Phone Was Hacked
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Thu, 01-25-2007 - 11:24am

Hi everyone,

I need some help on something. You all know my story by now I'm sure, but now something else is happening and I'm pretty sure it’s a result of this.

Last night, a friend of mine called me and said "I just got your text message and I'm calling you back". I never text messaged this friend (or anybody for that matter). I told him this and asked him what it said. It said "call me, jacki" and then had my phone number. Now, I'm pretty sure that this same guy is spoofing my phone again like he did the first time when he sent me a text message and it was TO me From me. Apparently there's something called spoofing that goes on where people can access your phone very easily and mimic your phone and send out messages/make calls. Anyway, this is worrying me so I called up the phone company and had the number changed immediately. They said their technical support and fraud depts only support internal issues, not something where someone is using an outside source to send the messages like he is. I also have no proof of this because the messages arent showing up on my bill (I asked customer service). I am very worried that even though I changed the number that might not be enough. Does anyone have any experience with this? Any suggestions?? Again, the guy lives in another state so I'm not worried about him coming here or anything, just want to be left alone with the phone thing. I was told by someone that maybe I should get a new phone altogether, not just change the number. I just want to know if there are any further security measures I can take.

iVillage Member
Registered: 07-21-2004
Thu, 01-25-2007 - 1:53pm
If it's not showing up on your phone bill, then it's not from someone hacking into your phone.

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Registered: 03-15-2004
Fri, 01-26-2007 - 4:10am
Cripes! That guy is a nitemare!!!!!!!!!
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