Possible that someone has same phone number?

[polarbearluv3]

Last year I started getting some strange phone calls from Hayward

One was about a guy saying that I prank called him

and the other phone calls were from some Hayward schools .

Which was weird because I live all the way in the Sacramento county

I just shrugged it off thinking it was just some scam or prank calls

and today there was a restricted call which was apparently from Hayward Police.

He asked my name and asked if it was my phone number and where I live.

He then was telling me that someone from my number called a Hayward Elementary School principal

telling the principal that he(the prank caller) was her secret admirer and such.

Then the police asked me several questions if I knew anyone in Hayward or anyone borrowed my phone on specific day and so on.

This really disturbed because for one, I don't have any friends in Hayward and I don't let people borrow my phone in general.

So I'm wondering if it's possible that someone can have same phone number as I do

I can't really call customer service at the moment because I need to work soon but really wanted to know if it's possible.

[budone]

Not have the same number, but there are apps that can spoof any number one wants to show on Caller ID.  Sounds like someone is playing a very poor prank on you.

I would suspect to show the police mean business, they would have knocked on your door, not called.

[tikibar1]

I agree with budone ... either someone is playing a bad prank or they are fishing for info., or both.  I wouldn't think a Police Dept. number would show up as Restricted.

[polarbearluv3]

I did feel bit odd about how it was restricted...Once I told him I wasn't the one prank calling he told me how he was trying to "trace" where I am or something similar to that...If the calls from Hayward were all I guy I'd figure that the police was fake but since Hayward unified district also called (who was a lady) I wasn't so sure at the moment and bit panicked...But now I know for sure that police was fake...and possibly that someone's using apps to spoof my number...

Thank you for fast reply I really appreciate it

[polarbearluv3]

He did asked me for basic information like what my name and age was and where I lived and who's my cell phone provider...I don't know if any of that information can be used for something though hopefully not and I really hope that I won't get any calls from Hayward like this again...Thank you for the reply