Getting threats and abuse on phone

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January 21, 2025 at 10:48 am

Hi everyone need help with this.

A guy has been constantly calling me for last 1 hour from 12+ numbers till now.

Somehow he knows where I worked 3 years ago and asking me the number of my senior.
He thinks I still work there but I have left the company.
He is saying that my senior has taken loan (from Fibe) and given my number in reference. I know this is false because my senior is like crorepati why would he take 30-50k loan from Fibe.

The thing is I have my senior’s number but when this guy called first time I knew something was fishy and I told him I don’t have his no. But then this guy started abusing me.

I blocked the numbers but hes been constantly calling and abusing me and threatening me on phone.

Should I have given the numbers simply? It doesn’t feel right plus now after hearing all the threats and abuse I don’t want to share.

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[Soniaeagle333]

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Soniaeagle333
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January 21, 2025 at 10:50 am

Did you call you senior and asked him if he has taken any loans ?

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[User_a86174cb]

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January 21, 2025 at 10:52 am

No I haven’t talked to him after I left the company(not on good terms).

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[User_a86174cb]

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January 21, 2025 at 11:18 am

Just talked to him he has not taken any loan.

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[Cleverdiksha5363]

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January 21, 2025 at 11:00 am

Pick up the calls and record them.

Tell that fellow that you have no contact with your senior and your permission was never taken to give your reference.

If the calls continue, file an FIR with the recordings as proof.

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[User_a86174cb]

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January 21, 2025 at 11:01 am

I will have to go to the local police station right? Or can I file an cybercrime complaint.

Thank you in advance.

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[Cleverdiksha5363]

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January 21, 2025 at 11:29 am

Visit the local police station. Most of these low lives have a big mouth. But that’s it, just a big mouth. The minute you file a complaint, they’ll be begging you to compromise. Use that as a lever to recover damages, the more the better.

Unless they feel the pinch, they won’t stop!

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[Cleverdiksha5363]

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January 21, 2025 at 11:33 am

Better you go to the local police station and file a written complaint. Specifically mention that you were called from multiple numbers with threats. If they asked you to pay back the money, include the term “extortion” in the complaint.

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[User_a86174cb]

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January 21, 2025 at 11:35 am

Thank you very much!

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[User_54d4ae1e]

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January 21, 2025 at 11:07 am

Have you tried reaching out to customer service by phone or email to explain that you did not authorize being listed as a reference and that they stop contacting you?

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[User_a86174cb]

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January 21, 2025 at 11:19 am

Just talked to my boss he has not taken any loan.

I don’t why this person is asking for his no. Then plus how he knows I worked there before

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[User_fd7133f5]

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January 21, 2025 at 11:29 am

Report it to police if you have nothing to do with it

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[User_a86174cb]

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January 21, 2025 at 11:32 am

Okay thank you, I will do that. I am gonna record the call now if he calls. He has stopped calling me.

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[User_c62c44dc]

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January 21, 2025 at 11:58 am

Just cut the call and block the numbers. They won’t disturb you once they get exhausted with no response. They’ll feed on your vulnerability and fear. Just don’t entertain them. It’s a very common practice. It’s a fraud and a scam. Block all the numbers and don’t pick unknown numbers.

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[User_a86174cb]

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January 21, 2025 at 12:04 pm

Yes I started doing that. Seems like it is working.

Only one time I turned on the call recording app (the one that gives notification to the other end, deliberately) after that he hasn’t called me even once.

I shouldn’t have picked the call in the first place when it was showing scam notification on Truecaller but the guy called me like 5-6 times continuously so I thought It might be something important.

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[User_a86174cb]

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January 21, 2025 at 12:16 pm

I was just scared that he might do some sort of online scam or try to blackmail me or what if starts calling my relatives. So far nothing of that sort is happening.

It is just scary how much data these guys have on a person.

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[Vandanashark196]

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Vandanashark196
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January 21, 2025 at 12:07 pm

I found a nice hack.

Whenever someone calls and asks me if they are speaking to Me (using my name) I say no.

Their script ends there..

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[User_a86174cb]

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January 21, 2025 at 12:15 pm

I even do that when the caller speaks in hindi (try to notice the tone and accent).

But the first time this guy called he spoke in English so I thought he might be a recruiter or something.

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[User_5b7127c7]

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January 21, 2025 at 12:57 pm

Forward his calls to police station or police officer

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[User_a86174cb]

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January 21, 2025 at 1:00 pm

Wow never thought of this. This is genius. I will do that thank you.

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[User_a86174cb]

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January 21, 2025 at 1:01 pm

Wow never thought of this. Thank you

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[User_071e015b]

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January 21, 2025 at 3:31 pm

Look man.. Just keep blocking the numbers he will give up

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[User_a86174cb]

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January 21, 2025 at 3:33 pm

Yes this is what I have been doing till now. If I don’t receive any calls tomorrow or the day after then I think he has given up. Let’s see.

Thank you.

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