In brief
Natasha Lavoie can't seem to escape the unsolicited calls concerning a cat named Torbo, while her cat, Mauser, remains safe at home.
In early 2024, Natasha Lavoie, a resident of British Columbia, found herself overwhelmed with phone calls from concerned individuals reporting sightings of a missing cat named Torbo. However, her own cat, a black feline named Mauser, was safe at home, blissfully unaware of the unexpected chaos. The series of puzzling calls has persisted for a year, causing confusion and frustration for Lavoie. Recently, she handed her phone to her partner, Jonathan McCurrach, who became curious about one particular caller's repeated late-night inquiries. Upon contacting the man, they discovered the surprising truth: he was calling as part of a joke, spurred by a T-shirt that advertised a cash reward for the supposedly missing Torbo, which prominently displayed Lavoie's cellphone number.Naturally, the influx of calls varied in intensity; there would be instances with multiple calls within a span of hours, only to be followed by weeks of silence. Initially, Lavoie questioned whether she had incurred the wrath of someone who had posted her number for malicious reasons. She decided to take matters into her own hands, reaching out to Wisdumb, the American company responsible for selling the prank T-shirts, to clarify how her phone number had ended up on their merchandise. As the bewildering situation unfolds, Lavoie aims to put an end to the barrage of calls that have disrupted her peace, showcasing just how quickly an innocent joke could snowball into an ongoing conundrum.
