Google and many of the other companies do “number poaching” and can even use your phone number to make soliciting calls and this should be ILLEGAL, but they don’t care.
I can testify to the validity of “number poaching.”
My hubby answered the phone one day and this women said I’m returning your call.
Hubby said I didn’t call you, don’t even know you.
She repeated his name and # that was on her caller ID.
Another time hubby answered the phone when it was his name and our phone # and I can’t repeat here what he said to the person on the other end.
There should be a law against this and if there is people need to be prosecuted.
I didn’t even think of that; normally the numbers I get calls from can’t be found from an internet search. You’re probably right!