Woman wakes up to 4 unknown calls and hears a creepy man in the voicemail. Then she realizes the number is under a woman’s name: ‘I called the police’

Waking up to multiple missed calls from an unknown number is both annoying and alarming. At the same time, if someone repeatedly rings your phone all morning, curiosity about why and who’s calling naturally follows. For TikTok creator Hope Clarke (@blondebeachmermaid), a string of persistent unknown calls took a creepy turn when she tapped play on the voicemail left behind.

In a viral TikTok video sitting at over 111,000 views, Clarke broke down a bizarre caller mystery that sent her into full investigation mode. Her curiosity striked after she allegedly woke up to four missed calls from an unknown caller. Soon, it heightened as she listened to the unsettling voicemail left behind, reportedly featuring a creepy male voice. 

Finally, Clarke launched an investigation to find out the creepy caller’s identity. She also claimed to have involved the police in her quest. Eventually, she took matters inti her own hands and reached the conclusion that it was a convoluted digital prank. But it doesn’t take long before seemingly harmless pranks go too far. 

A string of missed calls left behind an eerie voicemail for Clarke

The alleged ordeal started when Clarke woke up to find four missed calls logged on her phone. According to her, the calls were spaced systematically across the morning between 9:00 AM and 10:15 AM. Upon seeing the missed calls, he clicked over to her voicemail inbox to see if the caller had stated their business.

Per Clarke, the voicemail immediately set off alarm bells. According to her, the recording sounded to be from a man speaking in creepy tone, asking, “Hello, is this Hope?” The question was allegedly followed by several seconds of eerie silence before the man added, “Are you there?”

“So I check my voicemail, and it’s this creepy man… So I’m like, what the heck is this, and why do you have my number, and why are you calling me four times?” Clarke expressed her frustration. Rattled, she said that she immediately attempted to call the number back to get answers.

However, her attempts were allegedly met with a bizarre automated error message cutting off the connection each time. Refusing to let the unsettling calls go, Clarke claimed that she reached out to local law enforcement asking to track the number. “Maybe this was a little dramatic, but I called the police station so they could track their number,” she said.

Reverse lookup uncovered a voice changer behind the voicemail

The dispatch reportedly failed to follow up. This was when Clarke claimed she took matters into her own hands by running the mystery number through an online reverse-lookup registry. Because of course, never underestimate a woman’s research skills. According to her, the search revealed that the digits originated from a secondary virtual calling app.

She also reportedly discovered that the account was registered under a woman’s name. This directly contradicted the deep male voice she had on the voicemail earlier. So, Clarke decided to listen to the audio clip again with fresh ears.

This time, she reportedly realized that the timbre sounded artificial. And a quick search of the burner app’s built-in features confirmed her suspicion. According to Clarke, the platform offered voice-distortion tools allowing users to mask their speech.

Wrapping up her debrief while finishing her makeup routine, Clarke blasted whoever orchestrated the elaborate setup. She called them out for wasting their energy on such a creepy stunt. If her investigation was true, then she was right to call the prankster out. Using burner tools and audio distortion to scare people isn’t funny. It’s deeply weird and crosses into targeted harassment.