Time and again, people report receiving a call from the number 017683869864 and are left confused.
What does the caller want? He reports that he sorted out some garbage and that he rummaged through the caller's garbage, which he sees as his civic duty.
And then comes the best part: If you want to call back on this number, you will be informed that this number is not in use. By then the irritation will be complete. Are things going well here?
Marcophono
Fortunately, the solution to this is quite simple and in the end this number turns out to be harmless. It is a so-called prank call via the Marcophono service. Marcophono explains this on its own website :
Have you received a very mysterious call? The number on your display was 017683869864?
Really quiet! It is now important that you remember exactly:
Did the caller claim
to have caught you stealing a newspaper?
– Wanting to abuse you as a Facebook snoop?
– Wanting to visit you (even though the caller was obviously drunk?)
– Sniffing through your trash?
– charging you money for NO computer service AT ALL?
– Caught you downloading and violating copyright?
Whatever it was, someone was just playing a joke on you! 🙂
Usually a Mr. Troppelmann or Poppelmann answers. But both men don't exist at all, but are computer programs that can be controlled directly via a website in order to prank friends or neighbors. 🙂
The internet's verdict: Moderately funny
The telephone jokes are not well received by everyone called. On the Tellows portal, where telephone numbers can be rated, the calls are only somewhat funny. So even those people who know what calls are behind this number rate this number as mediocre. Example:
Call from the prank phone portal marcophono (prank call)
Annoying and only funny for a prankster.
The call comes from a joke online portal “marcophono”, where you can call a landline number via computer and have a computer say more or less meaningless sentences.
Variants:
Ebay buyer wants to return computer
Pizza delivery will come later
Survey on mosques
Refugees should be taken in
Sprayers were caught
Parking damage etc etcHang up or don't pick up at all and block the number - done.
Nevertheless, don't be afraid of what is being said. This number is harmless and does not incur any costs, nor is what is being claimed on the other side true.
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