evidence: Still, the question on your lips may be: how can scammers obtain other people’s phone numbers? [...] But data brokers, or breaches affecting them, aren’t the only source of phone numbers for scammers. Here are some other ways in which criminals can get ahold of your phone number: [...] - Autodialers: Autodialers call random numbers, and as soon as you answer the call, you may be targeted by a scam. Sometimes these autodialers call just to confirm that the number is in use so that it can be added to a list of targets.