My mom is receiving calls from Salie Mae from my cell #?

Question

My mom just called me and asked what I wanted. I said nothing. She then said that her phone just rang but she didn't get to it in time and it said a missed call from me. so she called me. I told her i didn't call and we hung up.

Then she called me back and said she just got a voicemail and it was from Salie Mae (because I'm behind on a student loan that she cosigned for) offering solutions for relief on payments....

Did Salie Mae just try to trick her into answering and somehow call her so that it showed up with my number?! Can they do that?! If they did this should definitely be illegal what do I do?!

Please don't tell me to start paying the loan and they won't call because I can't right now. I just god laid off from my job. They won't except that for an answer.

Answer 1

I think that you are confused and paranoid.  No doubt the voicemail was left on your mom's home phone.

Answer 2

Nobody could make your number show up on Caller ID. Your mom may just have gotten confused when she was looking at the record of missed calls on her phone. (I know that kind of thing happens to me more often than I want to admit.)

On the other hand, if Sallie Mae is offering a plan to get you caught up on your payments, why aren't you calling them back to see what they're offering? That's a whole lot better than hiding your head in the sand and hoping your debts will magically go away, which seems to be the strategy you're following right now.

Answer 3

They can't do that! She was probably not looking @ the caller ID correctly & saw yours & called it.

If I were you, I would contact Sallie Mae & see if you can put your loans in deferrment so you don't s***w up your credit ASAP!

Answer 4

On certain cell phones, when a call is received from a number that is listed as "unavailable" it will not show up in the missed calls list. And being that you were probably the last one your Mother talked to, your number shows up next in the list.