Should I give a stranger my number?

Unless you trust a person, don’t give them your number, even if you bought something from them. If you must share it, do it privately (via email or a direct message) and not on a public message board. Use two-factor authentication.

Is it weird to give someone your phone number?

No, it is not weird to give your phone number. It’s actually rather a nice gesture, because it means that you want to TALK to people, not just have people stare at and “like” your photos, which doesn’t really give you any true interaction.

Is it safe to give out your phone number?

While you’d like to think that you can trust people, the sad reality is that you have to be careful with so many phishing scams and people trying to take advantage of unsuspecting victims. When it comes to giving your phone number out, it pays to be careful.

Why am I getting random calls from different phone numbers?

The scammers have figured out that someone is likely to answer a phone number that is local, so they are randomly choosing a phone number and calling similar numbers. It did not come from you, you cannot be charged for the calls, it has nothing to do with Verizon. They just trick the caller ID to send a different number than they have.

Why would someone want to spoof a phone number?

They hijack or imitate phone numbers, either to imitate a person, business or department to get money or information. Or to appear like a local or legitimate number to increase their chances of getting through to their victim. Sometimes they randomly spoof the number of an ordinary person.

How to block your phone number on dating apps?

Using *67 is one of the original ways to block your phone number so if your prospective partner gives you a phone number then you can dial *67 before dialing to keep the call recipient from seeing your number. You can also request that your number be listed as private so when you place a call your name and number don’t show up.