Dangers of putting phone number on the internet sites?

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What really are the dangers involved with displaying mobile phone number on the internet.I heard that it can pose danger to person in the long run as in threats by others.Is it true that people can use the number to blackmail you, more so if you are a woman.
 
You are basically just making your number available to the world.
Depending on what other details are there with it (name, address, interests, sex, children's names, pets names) you open yourself up to various forms of abuse and potential actions from people that might like to (say) ring you and tell you your children have been injured (for example).
Don't ask me why - I don't understand it - but some people really seem to find it amusing.
Never had a seemingly nonsense call like that? I can assure you it can have a devastating affect.
 
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