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Jody's Strange Eavesdropping Calls
- Jody started receiving strange calls where she heard muffled voices, traffic, or sports sounds on her office phone.
- These calls felt like accidental eavesdropping on strangers' private lives, which deeply confused her.
Mismatch in Call Origins
- PJ called numbers from the strange calls and discovered none matched the ambient sounds heard during the calls.
- Call recipients were unaware of any connection to the calls, deepening the mystery.
Automated Toll-Free Scam Program
- The mysterious calls come from a program that scrapes the internet for toll-free numbers and calls them en masse.
- The program uses tactics to blend into normal traffic to avoid detection by phone carriers.