Tracing mobile phone texts

[hugnie21]

My (now ex) boyfriend got his friend to find out if I had been texting certain numbers from my phone. From what I can gather the friend works somewhere where he can cross reference numbers and has been able to find out exactly when i texted them. How could he have done it and is it illegal?

[adydb]

Illegal i'd say so!!!!I.......Yes it is possible but I doubt he did as it needs to be documented as he would need to access your bill and thats your proof that he has broken the law...........trying to call your bluff I think and it looks like its working.

[wizard]

It depends how much government clearance he has to access that sort of information. If he works for a mobile phone company I very much doubt he will have that access. I myself have Grade 2 clearance with the government so I could access that information for serious criminal activity purposes only, and I would need to apply to the magistrates for a warrant to do so.

The long and short of it is, is that your boyfriend is highly unlikely to have access to seeing who you have texted unless he has access to your phone bill.

[stream]

I agree with the previou answers but you should be aware that your ex's actions may constitute harassment. I'm not a criminal lawyaer and it has been a long time since i studied it but I'm pretty sure you've got the grounds for a complaint. Assuming your boyfriend did not threaten you or those he claims you're comunnicating with, his claim that he can pry into your personal life (whether true or not) may well be a criminal offence if it can be shown that his intention was to intimidate you or those he claims you are communicating with even though he never actually made any specific threats. however the police are unlikely to take this further without specific threats, and if they think you knew he was lying about his ability to get hold of your call/text records. But if he does really have a friend in the industry that may well trigger a small investigation which you could use a a threat to get him to stop annoying you. if you do go to the police be prepared 1: to be turned away with nothing and 2: to possibl;y have to answer questions about your personal life and the truth behind possible claims that you were cheating on your ex. If you are concerned and want to take action i would recommend going to the citizen's advice bureau.

[undercovers]

he probably just stole your phone for a bit whn you were together and looked at the sent messages or something (i don't know why new phones save them really) - and then made up some story

[hugnie21]

Thanks guys. He has shown me a statement with all the texts and calls, who the sim was issued to, and when i've topped up. I was gobsmacked that anyone could get that info. He did ring my friend up and threaten him and he's been bothering me a bit but not a lot. I've told him i've been to the CAB and i might call the police, which seems to have worked. Men! x

[stream]

You should be aware that if sometime in the future the police discover that the friend with access has been using his accesss illegaly to get hold of phone records you may be questioned on what you knew and why you didn't come forward. Whilst i don't think you have done anything criminal by not coming forward, esp. considering the circumstances but if the friend is using his access for organised criminal activity or even terrorism (even unknowingly) you may find yourself in quite a s*** storm

[me_2]

You really should be doing your duty and inform on him. You can call crimestoppers in confidence and give them his details. Who knows what this guy is capable of if he can acquire information like that. BTW not all of us men are like that... :-)