The Phone Call of Death: 999-999-9999
"I just got a call from 999-999-9999 on my cell phone... called it back and got my Nextel directory assistance who say they can't call out. I looked it up on Google and there was reference to a Thai movie that had a similar plot to The Ring, except you actually call the number and something horrible happens to you. Any news on this one?"
I Googled it myself and, sure enough, buried among dozens of results confirming that lots of other folks have received mysterious calls from this same number I found a Web page hawking DVDs of a movie called 999-999-9999, the plot of which is described as follows:
A transfer student becomes the center of her attention at her new school when she relates the tales of the mysterious deaths at her old school. She reports that the deaths are linked to an evil phone number — 999-999-999, that will grant the wish of any caller — but with a price. Despite her warnings against using the phone number, many of her new friends cannot resist the temptation and one by one they meet with a grisly "accident."Naturally, I had to try this myself. I dialed the number. Click. A recorded message said: "Your call cannot be completed as dialed." Feeling no ill effects, I made a mental note to look into it further and went back to reading my email.
Several hours later the phone rang. Though I was busy and didn't pick up, curiosity got the better of me when I saw the "new message" light come on, so I checked the caller ID.
This, I kid you not, is what I saw (cue sinister music):"Unknown Name. 999-999-9999."
Could it possibly be just a coincidence? What are the odds? I punched in my voicemail code. This is what I heard (raise volume on sinister music):
"Hello. This is a friendly reminder from Blockbuster. Our records show that as of Thursday, November 17th, Jeff _______ has some items that have not been returned by the due date listed on your receipt."
Mystery solved. Apparently, Blockbuster Video uses the same caller ID spoofing technology employed by collection agencies, unscrupulous telemarketers, and not a few con artists to prevent recipients of their calls from knowing who's on the other end of the line. Mundane, but true. I gather the practice is becoming increasingly common.
Not only did I survive the "phone call of death," I am relieved to say, but as it turns out my Blockbuster Video account is in perfectly good standing. The deadbeat they were trying to get in touch had given them the wrong phone number. One day he will receive a mysterious call....
Update: In April 2007, panic erupted in Pakistan and parts of the Middle East and Africa after emails circulated warning mobile phone users against accepting calls from certain numbers lest they be subjected to a high-frequency signal that could cause brain hemorrhage and death. Authorities ruled the warnings a hoax. Read more...
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i just got a call from that number & i didn’t answer it. about a minute later my “new voicemail message” popped up (to be honest, i got scared, b/c i was reading the article at the same time & it was a little loud)… anyway, but i later read further down & saw it’s probably from blockbuster .. w/c it probably is b/c we have some games that are due.
go figure! *I too look up numbers that seem weird to me.
Weve been getting phone calls from this number, and my mom has been too scared to answer them… so yesterday I did and I said hello?? hello?? nobody spoke, then an asian woman says hello? hello? then an asian man says hello? and then the woman says hello? again and I hung up. (They were saying hello in a kinda creepy way) Whats up with thiiiis?
oh my god. i just got a call fromt hat number, and he was saying his name is ken for bank of america, and i had chargers on this phone and he asekd me if i knew the last name of Demis, or something like that. i said no and hung up.
I have been getting the number 9 caller, letting it go to my answering machine, they never leave a message, most of the time they hang-up after 3 rings. Glad I checked here.
I recently had a friend die and I got this strange call from 999-999-9999 2 different times, the first time it didn’t show up on caller ID at all, the next day, same time 5:09pm it showed up on caller ID, and this time there was a message….all static for 3 minutes straight with some garble maybe words I don’t know. I have seen the movie White Noise so I got a little freaked. I can’t say I’m a firm believer in communication with the dead but it was freaky
P.S. I dont use Bank of America or Blockbuster
okay so im scared.
i got a call from them.
at 9:01.
and i was sleeping until like, 930.
but it says i picked up.
but for some reason i dont remember picking it up. and me, i seriously believe everything i hear- and my brother was reading something to me, so i’m kind of afraid to call them back- cause of that little urban legend of the call of death or wahtever.
but like- suer we use blockbuster- but we dont put my number under it.
sooo, im kind of freaked out righ tnow…
rawr. i hate this.
Today I received a call at 3:19 in the afternoon. The caller ID said OUT OF AREA along with the number 999-999-9999. I found this page during a Google search and think David Emery has it figured out – many companies use that number to mask their real number. I answered my call and it was a lady calling on behalf of some foundation (I didn’t catch what she said because she spoke quickly) and her first question was, “In the matter of abortion, are you pro-life, pro-choice, or pro-abortion?” Since I expected the call to lead to a request for a donation, I ended the call at that point. I don’t believe there is such a thing as a “number of death”, but I do think it’s a good idea to be cautious of who is calling you since integrity in business seems to a thing of the past.
I go that same number tonight as well and it freaked me out as well,glad I am no the only one(need to check those block buster tapes)
Just got this call at around 10am myself. Checked my voicemail and as the person above stated I also got a lot of garbled static. . sounded like electronic static, with a wind-blowing kinda sound as well. I swear I could hear slight talking in the background but it was so garbled and staticky that I’m not sure. could have just been more electronic noise. Hehe. Anyhow, I know I have nothing due to Blockbuster, dont’ Bank with Bank of America and every business that I DO deal with has a recognizable number. Prolly telemarketers I’d guess. The static was odd tho. . .
I just got this phone call? WEIRD
My g/f got a call twice from this number and nothing happened when I picked up just sounded like someone was there but didn’t want to talk I got freaked out!!!
ha, funny article
got some calls from this number, never anyone there. like mentioned before these are spoofed numbers, they are masked and not easy top track. used by marketing companies and other companies ….
geee, i can’t believe people actually think it is sth. mysterical or has anything to do with death … huhuhu
This is wayyy toooo funny!! Bwaaa ha ha ha ha!!
I missed a call from this number and I googled “999-999-9999″ because the reverse phonebook came up with nothing, clicked on this article and my heart started POUNDING when I read the beginning. I am sooooo gullible. Then I got to “Blockbuster, blah blah..” And was totally releived to find out it was their “your movies are late, but not really because you have another week” call! I’m a dork.
I don’t use an answering machine. First got the call yesterday morning and because of called ID I didn’t answer. I got two or three calls in a row and they let the phone ring 40-50 times before giving up. I just turn off the ringer and let them rip. Bastards.
I should add that the second time I picked up the phone and said hello and got beeps, like you get with a fax machine. No human. And they are still calling.
oddly enough, the author of the article died just 1 day after the article was published (cnn).
…..weird…
I don’t know what willywonka is talking about — the writer of the article, David Emery — wrote an article today — 10-30-06 – so he definitely didn’t die on November 22,2005. HOWEVER — I Googled the 999-999-9999 phone number just now and found his article after receiving a call from that # and NOT picking up. No voicemail left. BUT – at the time of the phone call – the day before Halloween, I am sitting here reading an article linked on AOL about the haunting of the Queen Mary (now a hotel in Long Beach, CA) and was reading one of the ghost sighting stories posted there, when the phone rang and the strange caller ID # came up. So I’m a bit creeped out! Glad I found the Urban Legends page about it and the other postings!
so about 5 minutes ago i have received a phone call from 999999999 but i have to answered because it seemed very strange especially because today is halloween. i looked it up online and it brought me here, few seconds later new message had appeared so i have checked it, and to find out it was blockbuster telling me i owe a movie! lol
Hahaha… I just got that message b/c I had 3 movies I needed to return. Great stuff…
whats really funny is that im getting everyone to call this number and its really funny cuz they are doing and i got my cuzin to it its really funny
omg i call am scary place tell me it fake am 12 am to young to die.
Well I’m not scared I’m pissed… Someone keeps calling my house everyday with this number wanting to speak to my husband and just as soon as I tell them hes not here hes at work they hang up in my face. I keep trying to ask why are they calling but they wont answer they just hang up. GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR I hate when people hang up in your face.
I relieve at lunch on the front desk of a law office. Several days I have received a call from this number. Nobody there when I answered. I’m getting tired of it. I feel as if it is a telemarket of some sort.
I just got this call. it was from a foreigner who didn’t know english, but asked me questions about my mortgage and told me my mortgage was late 1 FREAKING DAY! they had all these details about me and the only thing I gave them for info was part of my address and my email. I tried calling my mortgage company, but they aren’t open at 4:30pm on a saturday. I hope I don’t get scammed!
Have gotten same No-Balls Calls 99999999 , I have used http://www.textmessage.cc/ to send free text messages back to this 999-999-999 ?? Weird-O ,not sure if it has actuall gone through , Use the Same 999999 for My name or phone number to be displayed.PLAY – BACK -Pay-Back
i got the phone number too and I’m tellin anyone who knows anything about this. If this a prank beware of my wrath, but if this is death callin then come and get me punk!!!
How can you stop this people? I would like to find out a way to block #999-999-999. Can someone help me?
i just got a call from this number. i didn’t pick up because i was a little freaked out. no message was left, so then i typed this in on google and this came up. i nearly like peed my pants hahaha. hopefully i wont die! happy new year!
I got the call today January 3 at 10:21 am, did not pick up because th number seemed too weird to me but I did listen to the message and it was a computer generated voice but I couldn’t make out what it was trying to say. It all seemed odd to me so I googled thi number (999-999-9999) and I found this site. I am relieved to know it was not some kind of scam where they steal your number and then you get a phone bill for Thousands of dollars.
i got the number thats not even funny! glad you have a website to help! i’m sure it helps people!
I admit I have movies past due but the first time they called for the 2 day rentals the number didn’t come up 9’s. But this mornin I got the 9’s but they didn’t leave a message and I was too tired to answer it.
I have been getting a call at the same time (8:56 AM Central) every morning for the last 2 months. Always displays 999-999-9999. I never answer. It always goes to my voice mail. There is only a series of beeps. I called cingular and they said they had never heard of it and could not block any numbers to a cell phone. I don’t do Blockbuster or Bank of America. Guess I’ll just continue to get my morning call.
I just got this call today(1/12/07)@2:21pm. Funny how whenever you need something it can be found with Google.
Funny how almost everyone here has only 1 post. Did none of you live another day!!? ahhhh….
I am pretty sure I will die tomorrow. But seriously this is so freakin annoying. I have been getting two phone calls a day for weeks and no one is there. So I just think of funny things to say to them when I pick up….bastards
I just got a call from 999-999-9999 and thought it was wierd so here I am checking it out first before listened to the message. but guess what? It was block buster my kids didn’t return the movies. wow did I feel better but was mad about the movies.
that movie sucks
I looked up the number too, first thing that popped up was “the number of death” i got the chills, turns out it probably was blockbuster because (unfortunatly) we have a late movie! Didnt get a voice mail though…..??
i just got the call today, and he left a voice mail saying he was a detective for the kent police and he said he was tipped that i had drugs and paraphanilia…
i was like wtf
I get calls from this 999-999-9999 once or twice a week at work. The most recent, this morning, was typical. The person called, burped into the phone, and hung up. Sometimes they breathe heavy. It’s amazing that people actually pay money for a spoofing service so they can do that. Don’t they have a life?
I work at a large University so I contacted our phone support to see how I can block this, it’s probably happening to a lot of others here as well.
ballocks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
this is freaky. I don’t believe in urban legends. My mom answered this phone call couple days ago thinking that it was from a telemarketer. No one said anything. We don’t have an account with blockbuster and we don’t have an account at Bank of America. I wonder how they have gotten our number.
I’m getting sick and tired of these calls now.
LOL! I just got the same # on my missed call list. They didnt leave a message,but i do have a DVD I rented from blockbuster(which is now 2 day past due)HA! HA! HA!
its good!
Haha, I just missed a call from the number too.. 3:54pm GMT -6
Haha.. I’m kinda hoping they call back… some other site said something about wishes.
If I don’t post here tomorrow.. I apparently died.
http://www.anywho.com reverse lookup returns a “Collins, Kathryn”
Today I recieved the 9999999999 and it was a recording from a correctionl facility and it was from someone I did not know but could not understand last name and wanted to talk to my name buy used my last name I had not had in over ten years. Is this a scam of sorts?
Funny I got this call, and as with all numbers I don’t recognize, I sent it to voicemail. I didn’t get the Blockbuster thing. At least not yet. Considering I work for another video rental company, and I’m doing my best to sabotage the Weinstein Co. and Blockbuster deal by making sure my customers get movies that are supposedly available for rental at Blockbuster, the Call of Death is probably supposed to work in my case.
lol
Unreal. People have WAY WAY Too much time on their hands.
And now, having used the “B” word I need to go brush my teeth and get the nasty taste out of my mouth.
Mel
thank you for telling me its blockbuster because I got the call and I was freaked out. Much obliged
well, I just got that call and it was a recording about a missing 16 year old boy. They discribed what he was wearing where he was last seen. It said if I had seen him to call the local law inforcement. The odd thing was they discribed what my own 17 year old son was wearing. Said he had on a red shirt, jeans, tennis shoes. Kind of generic. Not sure if it’s legit, plan to call the non emergency no. for the police department tomorrow to find out.
I called the local police department today and they said it is a new tool they are using to locate people quickly and that is was legitimate
I just got this call today at 1:39 pm and i am pissed i missed the call because it wont let me call it back…and there was no voicemail. At first i was relieved to find it was blockbuster but after reading everyone else’s comments i am so confused. wtf is it?
I got this call also….but they actually knew my name and if I was that person I was suppose to hit #1 if not #2 Wonder what that is about????
i just received a call from 999-999-9999
hhhmmm how weird
I just got this call today @ 5:09pm a guy was asking if my Mom or Dad was home I laughed and said what and then he hanged up……I’m scared what is this all about – there is another one her on the site that got the call @ 5:09 as well…….
I get calls from this number at least 3 times a week. It always sounds like a fax is trying to come through. It’s sooo annoying. Stupid number.
Well tell ya what…. last year i was in the hospital having tests ran on me on way home I got that 999-999-9999 on my cell phone never answered it…I joked to my hubby saying it my (Dead) Father checkin in on me… But few minutes later my brother called me on my cell…. he told me that my mother just died! since then i had like 4 more calls from that number rest of that day never again after that. How weird is that?!
9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 CALLED AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!
i got the same call i awnsered and said what the hell whos this and they didnt say anythig so i said dont call again so i told them to go **** them self and they hung up the phone just before they hung up the phone they said ill kill u
ok so i called the number at 1:29pm and nobody picked up but then they called me back at 4:10pm apparently it was some asian lady i didn’t understand a word she was saying so i just told her to go f**k herself and hung up =]
I got a call from a friend I had not talked to in a while to tell me another one of our friends from high school had committed suicide. Later that day I got the “call of death”. I did not answer the phone because I was not at home at the time. They did not leave a message. We do not have any overdue movies at Blockbuster. Dum da dum dum dummmm
currently hoax going in india
I had 999-999-9999 calling me for about a week, but I don’t answer calls from unlisted numbers. (I’ve set my mobile phone’s ringtone for that number and all other “Unknown” numbers to “Silent”). I guess they gave up, because I then received a call from 24-Hour Fitness’s 1-888 number to say my credit card had expired. After I updated my details, I never heard from 999-999-9999 again. So, my assumption is that it’s more widespread than just Blockbuster and Bank of America, but related to people trying to get money out of you.
I’ve been getting calls from 999-999-9999 for a few months now and I always seem to miss it. However, once a few weeks ago I picked up and a recorded voice had me verify my name and some other information too, and then I was put on hold again for so long that I had to hang up. They still call back though. They just called at 9:00pm. Who knows, someday I’ll answer.
It is some mobile phone company who got erected their booster in some graveyard….. so all mobiles connecting through that booster are displayed as 999-999-9999. And those who are passed away and now residing in that graveyard are playing this game…
today i got a call from *000111#425 but i did,nt attend it coz i know that death calls virus is in world so iwaz scare……
Today i just recieved a fone call from
*00119998#88999* with unknow callerand unknown place.i knew that its a death call/
thats why i placed the mobile fone
at a far distance and with a stick …and suddenly….
theer was a sharp sound just pinching my mind from a good distance as well
i just broke my mobile and it was quiet.
I m still feeling a mysterious type of pain in my mind ….
but I m fine. at te time ..realy dont know about the future.
Well, I’m on the phone with 999-999-9999 Tiana from the loan consolidation services. She has a very friendly voice for death. She said the phone number was “messed up” when I told her about the death number. It sounds like a scam, though. Be careful.
I think this may happen when the call is originated from an internet phone service (such as Skype or many others). Since the caller doesn’t have a conventional “phone number” the caller ID gets confused. Moral: don’t believe everything your caller ID tells you.
i got a call from this number 2 or 3 times this month but they always call while im at school so i cant answer. im kind of wondering who places theease calls and why me? how did they get my number? im going to reserch it and figure it out
has anyone figured out how to stop these calls?
Yes please if someone does figured it out let us know. For the last 3 nights and always when I go to bed is when I get the phone calls from that F&^%$& 999-999-9999 #
I got this call tonight and picked up, even though I wierded out by the 9’s. The person talked to me and said they were from some division of the police trying to get me to buy some $40 tickets to sponsor local children. He didnt say what children for what reason, but he did say that it was a fundraising function at a local event place, that I recognized. When I said to the guy that I couldnt donate anything, he said “ugggh” and hung up. That was odd.. and he sounded nervous too.
I’m never answering any 999s again!
got a call from this number the other day on my cell phone. my boyfriend answered it and said “nine?” and there was no one on the other end, so we just hung up.
i got this number on my arby’s receipt that how i found this article
!!!receipt of death!!!
lol
MY EXPERIENCE WITH THIS IS A LITTLE DIFFERENT, I GOT THIS CALL 999-999-999, BUT WHEN I PICKED UP, IT WAS A REAL PERSON TALKING TO ME, HE WAS LAUGHING, AND ASKED “IS THE GALAXY THERE?” I WAS IN DOUBT ABOUT WHAT THE PERSON HAD ASKED ME AT THE MOMENT, BUT I DIDN’T HAVE TIME TO ASK HIM BECAUSE HE HUNG UP. THE SECOND TIME I RECEIVED THE CALL, IT WAS A LADY WITH THE SAME QUESTION, AND AGAIN SHE ASKED SO FAST AND HUNG UP. THATS IT, BUT LIKE THE AUTHOR HERE, I STILL HAVEN’T HEARD ANYTHING FROM BLOCKBUSTER, HAHAHA. THANKS GUYS!
OMG WTF DO I DO??????????!!!!!!!!!I DON’T HAVE CALLER ID!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This number came up on my cell phone; when I listened to the voicemail it was an automated message from Waste Management saying that pickup on trash day would be earlier than usual.
I didn’t have time to sift through 77 comments to see if this was already mentioned. I got the #9 call last night. It was a recording from my local police department with a missing child alert. They gave a description of the child and a phone number to call. The number did turn out to be the local police number. I think this is just shows up when the caller ID info is blocked on purpose, for privacy. No big deal.
This number just called my office… I answered, and after a slight pause, an answering machine started playing. It sounded like an old man saying “You have reached 777-3333, Please leave a message”… I just hung the phone up.
got call in afternoon sounded like operator came back and gave me my phone number a phone hung up and i was the only one in the house
I’ve just gotten a call from 999-999-9999. My caller ID shows the name First National. I did pick up and said hello 3 times — no response.
i marked the number and called and it says the number or code you entered is incorrect so its fake!!!
I havent gotten that number yet but i’ve gotten 777-777-7777 about an hr ago. Does anyone know what that means? I missed it because I wasnt near the phone. Everyone is telling me its some one from heaven calling? Do I believe it?? Who can help me out here?
i got this call and it was a man talking in thai i couldnt uderstand, but the scary part is that my brother was listening in and later that day someone attacked my brother to the point he was in a coma for 2 monthes and then he wouldnt speak when he did talk he babbled something about a light and flames it still scares me.
my brother told me a story of this happening to like 6 of his friends. for 2 weeks straight they all got a call at the same time. and at the same time every night. when they picked up all they heard is like heavy breathing, and static. they were really freaked out, but then one night it just stopped. idk. but it sounded REALLY weird.
I recently received a call from the number 999-999-999. I never picked it up nor did I call it back. But what is even stranger is I have been getting two calls a day from an unavailable number. It started before I got the 999-999-999 call. One day I picked it up and no one was on the other line. It’s a little strange.
wow i got this call today and i just did a lil research on it and its crepping me out. and i dont use that bank thing or block buster and im a lil scared??
The phone call of Death??
and im not the only one but i didnt answer it.
im 13 and scared s*** less
The home in which I was working taking care of children a couple of weeks ago received a call from this 999-999-9999 and the caller ID had the name Oprah Winfrey with it. A couple of days later, another call came in with that number and it said Private Caller. What is up with this crap???? I guess once again, Satan is getting his grips on more people. What a shame. This world has gotten bad enough, we don’t need pranks like this to make it worse than it already is.
We just got the 999 call. Neither me nor my mom picked it up, scared out of our minds. They left a voicemail and my mom checked it. She didn’t say anything about the static, but she said the man that left a voicemail sounded foreign. Hopefully that will be the last call we get! I’m still kind of weirded out by it.
I just got that number yesturday. I looked it up on google and read this article. Since I am on the national do not call registry I also filed a complaint to them as after I read a few of the articles I figured it was a telemarketer. Hope they get caught one day. I will not answer a phone if I dont recognize the number or its blocked. They can speak to my answering service if its important enough.
if you keep talking about me im going to kill you all
lol, u are soo funny
pretending to be teh guy, well ig ot a call from 999999999 and it turns out it was from my tash company XD
I have a blog about this very same topic called Trick Caller ID – this sort of technology for spoofing caller id is now easily available to consumers. If you want to learn how it works check out my posts.
a few answers:
1) there are ways (with most, if not all phone companies) to block calls (certain numbers)
(1a) there are also ways to lodge a complaint (with the police)if a certain number persists.
2) telemarketers often have computers do the calling–it’s a computer-generated call–and that’s why there’s often a pause before a telemarketer sees a signal that someone has picked up and is on the line. You might hear some noises during that pause, followed by a little background noises (like that of a call center), followed by someone at last saying hello.
3) if no one speaks, it could maybe be a glitch in the computer-generated system
4) in the USA you can go to donotcall.gov to get on the national do not call registry (to stop telemarketers and read more info). It’s good for 5 years. I did it when it was first made available and it really helped (for 5 years). After that, I started getting calls again, and had to register again
(4a) political organizations & charity calls are not included
(4b) after you are registered, you should tell callers you are registered. This gives you legal rights.
5) cell phones? Per current FCC regulations, telemarketers are prohibited from calling cell phone numbers using automated dialers, which are standard in the industry.
(5a) note: Today I got the 999# on my cell phone, so I’m wondering about that. Naughty or dumb computer?
I have had this same number twice…the last just a few moments ago. This finally led me to your website as I was concerned about it. Now I know to just delete it and go on with my daily life. Thanks for the information
OMG! My fiance past away last year, and about tw0 weeks after his death I begin receiving calls from this #999-999-999. First on my cousins home phone who I was staying with at the time then on a new cell phone I had just purcased and then on my new home phone#. I beleive it was calls from my fiance just from the calls to all the new #’s,…. could this be?
Ok I am freaked out now. I just had that number call me a little bit ago. It rung the whole way to my answer machine then they hung up. You said it was block buster. I don’t even use block buster and there isn’t even one around me. So I know it can’t be that. This is really weird and messed up.
Most of you people posting are stupid. The 999 number is just a block telemarketing companies & collection agencies have so you cannot get their real number. Blockbuster has a collections dept so they are one of many that use the 999 number.A lot of the times these places are calling a wrong number since most are to cell phones or very old collections accounts.
I asked Verizon about this as I too have received many of these calls. They suggest that after you have replaced the receiver that you hit *57 & a trace is put on the number. You need to do this a few times at the cost of $1 after which you can place an official with the police.
dude i just tried it and got communications so its all BS
okay am at school reading this article rite then all of a sudden my phone rang!! omg rite…but its was just my mom…LOL
Welll this one day i got this call at 12:00 AM and the number was 999-999-9999. I didnt pick it up just because it was late and i was super tired. The next morning right as i awoke the number called again and i was freaked so i didnt pick it up. When i went downstairs to tell my mom about the number my mom told me that my Great Aunt died last night around the middle at night. I was so freaked. My aunt and i were close when I was younger.& we lost touch and my great aunts neice later told me that she had been trying to get a hold of me days before she died becasue she ahd something to tell me and it was important. I believe this number is used for loved dead ones to reach thier loved ones. I you get this number do not fear its a dead friend or family member seeking you. They want to talk to you. they love yuou
I dont feel that its fair for this web to pos this fake stuff. This number is not real and is made up to scare people. Anyone who beleives this should think again
Omg! Guys, seriously, it was just a movie! No one is going to grant you wishes then kill you when you call or get calls from this number. This is not the telephone of death, although that might be the name the American give it in the evetual remake. It wasn’t even that scary a movie. Goodness only knows how goofy little things like this get out of hand. In the early days of the movie, as a promotion, one would dial the number and get a creepy message(in Thai), but that was only in Thailand as far as I know. So rest assured, this is as urban legend as this gets. Chill. Peace.
TOO wierd… I was reading this article.. got the comments and I got a call from 999 999 9999… WHILE READING THIS ARTICLE..
FREAKING ME OUT!
TOTALLY serious!
I get every damn day! the 999999 crap! and they Do leave a “BEEPING” sound not a fax ….sounds like when you leave your car door open with the keys inside or lights on! a beep like that! i NEVER SEEN THE MOVIE YOU ALL ARE TALKING ABOUT.. and i dont think i want to!;-(
i will not call it back…not out of fright of dying just thinking its a hacker trying to steal my minutes ( on pre-paid) I am on boost( nextel) is this happening to Other plans or just a single one?
Is this serious imy frind clld it on my phone
Not sure what happens BUt i will NOt call it for god knows who it is!
It most might be spam but its annoying! i dont even waist my minutes answering it!
Normally Blockbuster calls me from 000-000-0000.
Today I received a call from 999-999-9999 & didn’t answer it because I don’t answer unknown calls, and it was a recorded message from Banfield the Pet Hospital with a reminder to make an appt for my cat. So it must be used by several companies with automated systems.
Stupid number called me and woke me up. I looked at my caller ID and I was like, “wow, really? That number exists?” I never pick up calls that I don’t know so I let my phone ring. Didn’t leave a voicemail. I called it back and it rang once and I hung up. If they keep calling me I’m going to be so pissed… But I know I have 2 blockbuster cards and I haven’t checked out any of them… Hm. And I don’t have Bank of America. *sigh*
I started getting calls from this number very soon after I sent several letters to George W. Bush calling him a socialist piece of crap, and a child molester. I also know that the authorities can turn your phone on remotely and listen in to your activities!
i am only ten tell me it’s not true please i’m spooked out of my wits please some tell me it’s not real.
This past year, I’ve been getting crazy numbers. It’s always telemarketers. Starting June 3rd, I’ve been getting the 999-999-9999 calls up the butt, almost every hour. I’ve even gotten a call with 14 digits, it was something like 700-174-10900345. I don’t even know how that’s possible but I guess crazy telemarketers can do some crazy crap with computers. Or it can be telemarketers from out of the country, I don’t know. Anyway, I never answer calls I do not know so I can avoid unnecessary stress. After reading this, I signed up on the donotcall.gov registry like one of the previous posts suggested. Hopefully it works.
We have been receiving calls from 999-999-9999 two and three times a day. These people have our full names, and say they are calling from our LOAN company. We called our loan company to find out what was going on, and here’s what they said. They have been receiving a lot of complaints about this number, as when you punch one to speak with a representative, it will transfer you to a foreign country, and charged hugely for each moment you speak to their representatives.
I spoke with a chick and interrupted her. Told her I was going to cut off her head and do bad things to it.
NYC
Are you all stupid or what? I just can’t believe that you all will believe this kind of thing.
wake up man, it is 21st century now !!!
I’ve been getting calls from the 9999999999 number as well. Happened last year and I called Verizon, but they couldn’t help. Now I’m getting them again. When I pick up, all I hear is soft music – no voices or anyone there. Don’t think it’s anything to be alarmed about – probably just telemarkets. I don’t think we all have to be scared – just watch out for international phone numbers!
Well this scam(?) is alive and well. I have gotten several of these calls over the past few days. I have not been available to pick up the phone when they call but would not anyway.
Instead of any superstitious mumbo jumbo I just assumed it is telemarketing war dialing – especially given that there is this election thing going on…
Phone call of death. That rich.
I just got called by that number and it played music
lol
I just got a call from this same number. This is the first time and it’s weird! I didn’t answer it b/c I have been getting a lot of political calls so I let the machine get it. Nothing. Not a word. Just dead silence (and I don’t mean that literally
). I don’t use blockbuster or Bank of America and as far as I know–i don’t have any bills overdue so much that would warrent a call on a Saturday.
I got this call at 9:30am and i was dreaming the night before about killing someone…very odd XD
I just got phone call 999-999-999 I did not anwser the phone call. I just let it go to my answering machine . answering machine has mans voice on it that is preset. the caller ended the call. I get a prank caller once a week. I have just gotten use to them over the 3 + yeard that had my number.
Hi,I hope I am not the only one.. I had that same 999-999-9999, 765-283-3498(sallie mae) and 480-423-2335(teltrax corp) whatever that is. They just want your bank account and all your personal info. They will try and also say that you have student loans due, which I never been to college, therefore “why would I have a loan?” . Don’t you think I would know if I had a loan. These people in my oponion are nothing but scams. They want your money and they will do anything to try and get any birth-date or social security number or bank account info.. So I would keep checking your credit report and just watch or don’t give your information to anyone..
My wife gets these on her cell phone and did not let me know. I viewed these and lots of talk time. so there must be a block to show 999-999-9999 as a number to block numbers.
I just got a call from this number and was afraid to answer! lmao
Turns out the be verizon high speed internet offer.
Dang I think I peed my pants!
1) Most companies cannot block a number from calling you, these include Verizon, Virgin Mobile, and others like Sprint…so just dont pick up!
I just rec’d a call like this. I answered it and heard like island music and drums or something, then a click like a call was connected, then a few seconds later, they hung up. No voices or anything. Weird.
Just received a call from this number but did not answer. Later I checked the voice mail message and it turned out to be a health reminder from Av-Med Health Insurance, my health care provider.
My daughter has been getting incoming calls from 999-999-9999 on her verizon phone for two months now. I have been on the phone with them to find out why and who this is. My last bill was over 500.00 because of the minutes used. The calls do not show up on her received call list and she says she is not receiving any calls from anyone. So explain this one
How do I get them to STOP! I have received
5 calls today from 9999999999. Do they
not have a life?
I just called the number, and I reached the law offices of Matt (blank).
There is no death call or anything like that!
When my EX HUSBAND tRies to call me collect from prison, that is the # that shows up ON MY CALLER ID. If I do answer it they give me the option to accept which I dont.
Not sure of the legality, but was finally able to trace the “999-999-9999″ number back to Nuance Software (www.nuance.com). Its their sales dept – and I was getting these mysterious calls for the past 2-3 weeks. No messages, no one online. Finally got a message today and was able to ID them. They have some great products (PaperPort, OmniPage, Dragon Naturally Speaking, etc.) but I told them they just lost a sale using this tactic to conceal their phone number. I own some of their software, so I am probably considered someone with an “established relationship” and therefore legal
Wow 4 weeks Ago I Got a Call From This And It Was Some Old Lady Askin 4 Me And I Had Never Heard 4rm This Woman B4 She Asked Me if I was Cody and I Responded Yes Then A dail tone came up so i called it back and got the dail tone again and i listend 4 like 20 mins and then music started playin
I M 11 and hav NVR herd ovv dis B4!!!! My older sis hoo iz 19 haz gotten 1 tho…..it waz her bank
Well I received this number on my cell phone number last night while I was driving down the road and thought it was my fat ass mashing the number 9. Well tonite I received it on my home number and call it back and of course nothing. Well I decide to google the numer and look at what i found. Information from “DEATH CALLS”, TO perople trying to steal my money to Just stupied people. Well Heres is what I think. If you are SATIN and calling me to bring death on me (well bring an Army and a Big Gun), because I am not ready to DIE, and if your are trying to steal my money Well KISS MY ASS BECAUSE I DO NOT HAVE ANY” AND if you are just a stupid then get a dame life.
It is definently Blockbuster. Blockbuster also uses 000-000-0000
the number is 999 9999
O.M.G. like I just got a call from the number and I was like who dis? and dey was like yo momma..
When you get calls like this, they’re from companies trying to get info on you for telemarketing, they want you to answer and respond to personal questions ie name, address ect. alot of them expect you to call back, it’s acting on your curiosity, just remember alot of scamers are out there trying to get your info. NEVER GIVE YOUR PERSONAL INFO TO PEOPLE YOU DON”T KNOW. EVEN FILLING OUT “FREE CAR” OR WHATEVER ONLINE AND THE MALL SOMEWHERE WILL GET YOUR NAME AND NUMBER SOLD TO TELEMARKETING COMPANIES.
That is really weird. This one time i watched “When a stranger calls” and my phone rang. i answered but nobody was there. i freaked out. i stay under my covers untill morning!
My phone rang and it came up as “withheld” — since I use trapcall.com (Free service which tells you who is calling, even if they block your number), I hit “ignore” and the phone number that came up was 999.999.9999. They left a message. It was an international pharmacy telling me that I could get legal prescriptions though them. Uh huh. Yeah. Right. Bye bye, now.
I received the “death call” on 3/30. My father in law just passed away the day before. Kind of scary
Really scarry!!! I had my phone upside down and saw number as 666-666-6666!!! I about died on the spot!!!
I’m pretty sure that the phone number 9999999999 comes up when a person blocks their phone number, so, if any of you have gotton really weird calls from that very
nine-ish number it’s probably a bunch of pranksters. All you have to do is dial *67 before the number you are about to call to block your number, it’s that easy. Trust me, I’ve done it a few times…
really from blockbuster? it cant be because i don’t buy or rent movies from blockbuster and i saw this number on my cell phone just a minute ago. so how can it be that blockbuster will be calling me? im getting freaked out here….
I get these too sometimes. It is the Dept. of Education. For school loans etc.
i got the cll and someone killed me
The phone number is what the phone co uses for “Restricted number” when someone doesn’t want their phone number shown, the restricted number shows up on your bill as 999 999 9999 instead of restricted. DON”T FREAK OUT ABOUT IT. It’s just restricted. I got a call from my BF from his dad’s phone and his dad’s number is restricted. freaked me out at first but when I heard his voice I knew it was him.
First, you CAN block calls from your cell phone. I will tell you how. Second, it IS NOT blockbuster. Blockbuster DOES NOT block their number, I have gotten their calls many times.
Since the wireless carriers are too stupid/lazy to implement blocking, I signed up for Trapcall to figure out where my mysterious phone calls are coming from. I am using their free plan for right now. It reveals the phone calls are coming from 999-999-9999, and therefore spoofed. I then used Trapcall to block that telephone number forever. Problem solved.
u know whats scary?… everyone was a sleep and at around 4am our phone started ringing… no one picked up because we were all too tired. the next day my sister looked at the caller id… it says that our own house called us… we were all like ??? how is that possible. usually when u call your own number it gets a busy tone… but how is it possible that my mothers name and our phone number showed up on the caller id? does anyone have an answer???
displaying your own number is actually very simple..if its a landline and you subscribe to your local telecomms options of blocking telemarketers, which means the system will not allow a blocked call to ring through to your phone. the system then gives the caller the option to enter their caller id in order to get through this one time. the problem is that the caller can enter ANY number including your own and the system will then allow the call through
i got that call it was the las vegas municipal court.
In india 9999 (new delhi mobile,vodafone) hence 9999-999999 is a vodafone number in india (nay vary in countries)
fancy
i got a prank call from friends and when i tried 2 c the number i got called from it said 999-999-9999. so i guess thats the number u see if u call *67 too.
what do ya kno? 