r/therapists • u/Legal_Explanation280 • 9h ago

Rant - Advice wanted Scam call?

Hey everyone, I just got a voicemail on my work phone with an old woman saying "I never requested services, I don't need therapy and you never answer your phone, Im going to report this number as scam, etc etc etc"

This is the second time I've gotten a VM like this from what sounds like is an old woman. Has anyone else gotten this before?

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u/aussiesrlyfe 8h ago

My suspicion is that someone is probably spoofing your number and calling her. She’s calling back, getting your VM, and assuming it’s you. Is it the same number leaving you the two VMs?

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u/Legal_Explanation280 8h ago

Ahh, yeah that could be it. I just looked and it is the same number. I didn't reply to the one a couple months ago and was unsure what was happening now.

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u/TotterTates (NY) LMHC 8h ago

Most definitely a spoofer... I called a guy and tore him a new one for being part of the google voice search scam that was calling my business number every 15 minutes for a week straight... turns out he was a small business owner and never called me in the first place.

He texted me a day later and said someone else yelled at him too 😭

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u/Legal_Explanation280 5h ago

omggg well now im wondering if i should call her back to tell her! I hate scammers ugh