In brief
Natasha Lavoie faced a relentless barrage of phone calls regarding a fictitious missing cat, due to her phone number being mistakenly printed on a reward shirt. While her cat, Mauser, remained safe at home, she sought answers from the company behind the shirts.
Pet owner Natasha Lavoie has found herself at the center of a bizarre situation that began in 2024 when her cellphone started ringing incessantly with calls about a cat named Torbo, which she has never heard of. The strange predicament didn't seem concerning initially since her own pet, a black cat named Mauser, was safely at home. However, the phone calls quickly escalated into a relentless stream, with multiple calls emerging even in the wee hours of the night.The confusion only deepened for Lavoie, who was left wondering if someone was trying to prank her. After an entire year of these calls, she handed the phone to her partner, Jonathan McCurrach, when yet another call came in late at night. McCurrach's further inquiry unveiled the truth: a man on the other end had been calling as a joke, spurred on by a T-shirt that advertised a cash reward for the fictitious lost cat, featuring Lavoie’s phone number.Lavoie described her experience as a series of sporadic phone call surges, where days would be filled with calls followed by weeks of silence. Initially, she pondered if she had upset someone who might have carelessly shared her number. The situation prompted her to take action when the reality of the mix-up set in. To clear the air, Lavoie reached out to Wisdumb, the American company behind the captivating yet false advertisement. She sought answers on how her contact information ended up on the fabric meant for the missing feline. Amidst the confusion and laughter that followed her realization, Lavoie learned a vital lesson about the potential consequences of digital mischief.
