I was using Mr. Number which kept asking for access to my contact list which I denied. I now used a subscription (paid) app that does not do this..."Nomorobo" . So far I'm have pretty good luck with it. I've only had it for a week, so we'll see, but it does seem to help. It's not 100% as some robocalls are getting through, but at least it doesn't access my contact list.
A client is texting my ad number (Google voice) and just says - hey (real name) can I come over? I go who is this? he says his name. I said, why are you calling me (real name) that? He goes, wrong number. REALLY?? Clearly, he did not have the wrong number! He's messing with me. And I know I have never seen him to tell him my name, he hasn't seen me because through the GV history in the gmail account I never saw him. Hes just been texting me for several months. So he obviously took it upon himself to PAY for a background check and got my real name. Wow. How exactly am I supposed to feel about this?? Wonderful....
Blacklist the name and number so others will know that he likes to cross boundaries. Don't worry too much until you have to but always be prepared to defend yourself.
I've had experience with that, it was kinda weird, and frustrating. Just like the others said block him and blacklist. However I wouldn't worry too much about it.
Ok, so I'm both a hobbyist and long-time (although part-time) martial arts instructor. I agree that it's not likely an issue, but be vigilant. Not paranoid...but vigilant. Notice your environment. Try to leave home/come home via different routes. Don't go to the exact same Starbucks at the exact time every day. Change it up a bit. I hate to sound like an episode of Law & Order SVU, but people take advantage of easy targets. Walk with confidence and purpose. Put your purse around your head/shoulder so it's on firmly. Zip it up. Make it so that when someone sees you, they think twice. And if something DOES happen....remember. NEVER yell "help." Nobody responds to help. Always yell FIRE. Everyone responds to "fire." Be safe.
These are not your real names? Oh man I feel lied to.
Just block him, doesn't deserve your time.
There's a class of smartphone app that attempts to block scam calls through crowdsourced data. While they do seem to be rather effective, they also generally require permissions to read your contact list. Why? Anybody in your contact list has a pretty high probability of not being a scammer. Unfortunately.... your contact list gets loaded up to the app's servers.
So, why is this important?
Let's just say that I make a call to one of the lovely ladies of Atlanta. The app queries it's servers for data and returns what it has.... which can be your real name, if another user of the app knows you personally, and has your work number loaded with your real name in their contact list.
So, why is this important?
I've had this demonstrated to myself on at least two occasions, one of which is a very specifically unlisted number. The individual was decidedly NOT happy to discover their data was no longer unlisted.
Well, sort of. The app will reveal what another user of the app has entered into their contact list. Whether or not that's accurate is left as an exercise for the student.
I was using Mr. Number which kept asking for access to my contact list which I denied. I now used a subscription (paid) app that does not do this..."Nomorobo" . So far I'm have pretty good luck with it. I've only had it for a week, so we'll see, but it does seem to help. It's not 100% as some robocalls are getting through, but at least it doesn't access my contact list.
Maybe get a different phone number too?
It's hard, but it can be done. I've spent the past 10 years getting my own name off of all kinds of those scraper websites (like Radaris) and whatnot. If anyone is interested, I have some tips to follow that will go a long way towards keeping your real name off the internet and protecting yourself from having your real name discovered when you don't want it to be. Anyone here feel free to PM me and I'll tell you what I know.
I def need some education here
I stopped the convo immediately, blocked, and reported. I also had a "client" contact me and he let on that we had went on a (regular) date a year or so ago but I couldn't figure out/ remember who he was and of course he wouldn't tell me. Maybe just some weirdo playing stupid games maybe not. Both situations were unsettling. Aside from these experiences I've had two real life stalkers and another recent situation where someone found my personal instagram and threatened to show up places that I frequent. I find that when things like this arise you have to ignore. Engaging someone who wants your attention in any way just makes them keep going. Do keep a record of what they say and do though in case you need to take legal action.
Gents who are reading this: if you see a provider out of her working environment (on a dating site, at Target, etc) DON'T go out of your way to talk to her or say you recognize her from TER/Eros even if you mean so innocently. For a lot of us this work is very separate from out private lives and we want it to stay that way. It also freaks us out and gives stalker vibes.
The best advice by far! I have posted this years ago.
You don't wrestle with a pig:
1) you'll get dirty AND
2) the pig likes it. Ignore , but always keep your wits about you. And instead of just mace on your person, a can of wasp spray in your apartment is the best.
But this sounds like more of a harasser than anything else.
Your GV number got tied to your real name because you must have used it somewhere either intentionally or by accident. Maybe you were buying something online and put the wrong number, or did it because you didn't want to get your real number sold off to telemarketers. In your gmail account you might have used a back-up email for account that is associated with your real email which has your real name.
Did you use your real name for that google account which has the GV number? Also you must verify your GV number with a real phone. Another thing would be to look into Google's privacy policy, did they change to the point where they are selling your info, like I said they have a real number that's associated with GV.
And left it at that.
At this point I think it's best to block the number and be on high alert as far as your surroundings. I am sorry this happened to you.