Getting 40+ calls every day from random companies saying I submitted enquiries using my details
LI’m from India and for the past 4 days I’ve been getting 40+ calls every single day from completely unrelated companies.
The callers say that they received an enquiry/request from me through their website. The enquiries are for things I never requested, such as:
- Automobile showrooms — test ride requests
- Hospitals — appointment requests
- Real estate — property enquiries
- Policybazaar/insurance
- Personal loans
- Credit cards
- And many other random services
When I ask the callers why they are contacting me, they say something like “Someone has manually entered your details on our webpage” or that they received my details as a lead.
What concerns me is that they are providing my correct name, phone number and date of birth. I have not submitted any of these enquiries.
This has been happening continuously for the last 4 days, with 40+ calls per day, so it doesn't seem like a normal spam situation.
I’m worried that someone I know might be deliberately doing this, or that my personal information may have been leaked/misused somewhere.
Has anyone experienced something similar in India?
How can I find out where these enquiries are actually coming from or who is submitting them? Is there any way to trace the source/website/lead-generation company?
I’m planning to start asking every caller for the exact website/lead source, lead ID, and date/time when the enquiry was created.
Any advice on how I can stop this and identify the source would be really appreciated.