Oyinbo Man Traces and Finally 'Catches' Owner of Wrong Number that Has Been Calling his Phone for 20 Years
- An Oyinbo man has pulled a surprise meeting on the owner of a wrong number that has been dialing his line for years
- Mike Moffitt who resides in Rhodes Island, got an unknown call from a resident of Florida that'd continue for 20 years
- Over the years, he bonded with the owner of the wrong number and showed up at the old woman's place for the first time with flowers
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What started as a phone number dialing error has blossomed into an unexpected relationship between two people.
A man Mike Moffitt one certain day got an unknown call from someone who he would later identify to be Gladys.
Source: Facebook
The unknown caller would continually make the mistake for months, then months turned to 20 years.
The error was a misuse of area code
Sharing the beautiful story on Facebook, Mike said the unknown caller who is aged had wanted to get across to her daughter in Maryland, US where their area code is 410 but kept dialing his line whose code is 401.
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The Rhodes Island, US resident said each time Gladys, a resident of Florida, calls him by mistake, she would hang up until he stopped her one day.
The kindhearted man said he suggested to Gladys that they know each other well since she kept making the mistake despite him clarifying that it is a wrong number.
"Her daughter lives in Maryland (area code 410 vs 401) she kept calling saying OMG I have the wrong number and would hang up quick. I finally stopped her before she hung up and said hey if we're gonna talk like this we might as well get to know each other," he wrote.
They kept conversing for years without a physical meet-up
Mike told USA Today that their relationship blossomed after their first real conversation despite the 30 years age gap between them.
Gladys would call to enquire about the well-being of his family or the weather report over where Mike resides, gestures he also reciprocated.
Their relationship was so serious that when Gladys lost her husband, she told her son to call Mike who upon hearing the sad news sent condolences and flowers.
Their first meet-up
Mike, a father of five, never really considered a first meet-up until the opportunity seemed to present itself.
Legit.ng gathered that Mike and family decided to spend the thanksgiving in Florida, he also used the opportunity to look for school for his eldest daughter.
While driving around one Wednesday, Mike realized that Gladys house was only 2.3 miles away and decided to pay her a surprise visit.
Mike bought her flowers after which they hugged and took selfie together.
When she saw him, the first words that escaped her mouth were, ''I'm blessed.''
Internet users gush
Michael Negron said:
"Amen God bless you both the Lord brings out the best in people no matter what race or color we are all human may the Lord bless you with beautiful endings and Christmas and New years and Happy New years to all."
Twyla Jones reacted:
"Wrong number but the RIGHT caller.... meanwhile I'm stuck with Raul about my extended auto warranty that expiring soon"
Tracy Wright thought:
"How sweet of you to talk instead of getting pissy. We all need to slow down and realize what we say and do makes a big difference in this world. Best story I've heard in a while. Peace to you both."
Francisca Alencar wrote:
"I don’t know who is the lucky one. How beautiful! This is the best Thanksgiving gift for both of them. Congratulations to his parents for raising such a good son! Congratulations!"
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Man whose phone number appeared in Squid Game movie says he got thousands of calls
Meanwhile, Legit.ng previously reported that a man whose phone number appeared in hit movie Squid Game had lamented receiving thousands of calls.
According to Ladbible, Netflix said there is nothing they can do to salvage the situation since the movie is already live on the platform.
The streaming company said:
“We can’t do anything since it already went out and it’s not like we did it intentionally. Honestly, we think the only option is for you to change your number.”
Source: Legit.ng
