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Fakes often have overly bright colors or the wrong number of teeth (authentic dolls have nine).
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Devonne Goode, Parents, 21 Aug. 2025
Fakes often have the wrong number.
—Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 21 Aug. 2025
The end result could be financial scam such as a crypto investment, or a romance scam where the by-chance encounter with a wrong number seems to lead to more, or that could escalate into a sextortion scam, if the exchange includes sharing images.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
The player chose all five of the white ball numbers drawn (8-12-43-52-62) but had the wrong number for the Mega Ball (18).
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
In a post to r/stories, a person revealed how a wrong number text sent to them in the dead of night led to an unexpected friendship and, remarkably, an invitation to a wedding a year later.
—Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 June 2025
McAfee’s research shows that 1 in 4 Americans have received these wrong number texts, although email still leads the way in overall online scam attempts, at 47 percent, followed by 24 percent via text, and 24 by social media.
—Kevin Williams, CNBC, 25 Apr. 2025
Other common scams include fake fraud cases from the user’s bank and wrong number scams where people claim to know the person to encourage the victim to donate money.
—James Peckham, PC Magazine, 17 Apr. 2025
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Devonne Goode, Parents, 21 Aug. 2025
Fakes often have the wrong number.
—Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 21 Aug. 2025
The end result could be financial scam such as a crypto investment, or a romance scam where the by-chance encounter with a wrong number seems to lead to more, or that could escalate into a sextortion scam, if the exchange includes sharing images.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
The player chose all five of the white ball numbers drawn (8-12-43-52-62) but had the wrong number for the Mega Ball (18).
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
In a post to r/stories, a person revealed how a wrong number text sent to them in the dead of night led to an unexpected friendship and, remarkably, an invitation to a wedding a year later.
—Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 June 2025
McAfee’s research shows that 1 in 4 Americans have received these wrong number texts, although email still leads the way in overall online scam attempts, at 47 percent, followed by 24 percent via text, and 24 by social media.
—Kevin Williams, CNBC, 25 Apr. 2025
Other common scams include fake fraud cases from the user’s bank and wrong number scams where people claim to know the person to encourage the victim to donate money.
—James Peckham, PC Magazine, 17 Apr. 2025
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“Wrong number.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wrong%20number. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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