Strange phone call 08/16/23
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Got a strange phone call this morning. It was a man claiming to be the
father of a friend. I haven't seen this friend for a couple weeks. The
man said that he had been talking to my friend this morning, and that
my friend was suicidal. I told him I would check into it, and hung up.
I texted and left a voicemail for my friend, texted a few of his
family members that I know, and even talked to the folks at 988. My
friend called me back, and it turned out that he had received texts
from his father-in-law and his wife already, with the same story. The
number that I had received a call from was not his fathers (area code
wasn't even in the same state), and he was perfectly fine.
I'm not sure what the drama was about. The person didn't ask for money
or any information, but they clearly had a few names and phone
numbers. Perhaps they were looking to be disruptive, or maybe they
were of that special variety that gets a cheap thrill off meddling
with the lives of others. I'm not really sure, but I was quite glad to
know that my friend was just fine. In the future, if I ever get such a
call again, I'll attempt to mine as much info out of the caller as
possible.
