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A man was inundated with more than 50,000 WhatsApp messages and thousands of phone calls after Jamie Carragher posted his mobile phone number on Twitter to make a joke.
Scott Forsyth of Wylam, Northumberland, said at one point that he was called three times every 10 seconds by football fans who still call him 50 times per hour.
The former Liverpool footballer tweeted what he thought was a random figure Sunday by mocking his Gary Sports colleague, Gary Neville.
Carragher, who was in Turkey, had appealed to his fans to send him a clip of Neville missing an opportunity for a team of Manchester United legends against Bayern Munich in a friendly match.
He then posted the number to his 1.35 million followers. He has since deleted the tweet.
Scott Forsyth, pictured, was inundated with tens of thousands of calls and WhatsApp messages after Jamie Carragher published his number on Twitter as part of a farce on Gary Neville
The ex-Liverpool footballer tweeted what he thought was a random Sunday. He then asked a friend to remove the tweet after his remail
In the first 24 hours, Mr. Forsyth said that he had initially dismissed the flood of calls as a virus with his phone.
He told the BBC: "I was going home on Sunday and my phone, which is connected to the car, is ringing constantly.
"Every time I answered, other calls came in. Three to four calls were received at the same time.
"I thought it was a virus, so I kept ignoring it and turned off the radio.
"I managed to talk to someone and they said I had to go home and check Twitter. They said my number had been posted online.
Ex-footballer turned pundit, Carragher, photographed, had asked fans to send him a clip of his colleague Sky Sports, Neville, missing an opportunity for Manchester United to participate in a friendly match.
Carragher, who was in Turkey, had called on fans to send him a clip of Neville missing an opportunity for Manchester United legends club against Bayern Munich in a friendly match.
"I laughed, but they replied," No, seriously, Jamie Carragher has 1.3 million subscribers and he tweeted your phone number to tell him that's his. " "
"So I went home and, panicked blind, I asked my partner if she would check Jamie Carragher's Twitter account to see if that was true.
"Then I turned on my laptop and, of course, it was my number.
On his social network profile, Mr. Forsyth wrote, "Do not call me, I am neither Carragher nor Neville. I can not buy tickets for the CL final.
Mr. Forstyh added, "During the first 24 hours, I received at least three calls every ten seconds. It was absolutely crazy.
Mr. Forsyth's phone screen captures showing the number of calls and messages he's received
Another of the messages sent to Mr. Forsyth, revealing that the sender was uncertain whether the number was that of Carragher or Neville
"I always get about 50 calls an hour. Just the messages from the app Whats – more than 50,000 messages.
"SMS, I would not say how much."
Carragher was responding to a tweet from Paddy Power announcing the chances of the former defender tweeting a video of Neville's disappearance.
Forsyth said people told him a lot of very different things in phone calls and messages, including abusive messages from Manchester United and Liverpool supporters.
He said: "Many Man United fans thought it was Carragher, so they were not too kind.
"A lot of Liverpool fans thought it was Gary Neville's number and, again, they were not too kind.
Carragher was responding to a tweet from Paddy Power announcing the chances of the former defender tweeting a video of Neville's disappearance. Pictured: Gary Neville
Between moments of stress, I found it a little funny.
"When I talked to people, they thought I was emphasizing my accent. So they ask me to speak correctly. I say "look at it's me!"
"I've told a few people my Twitter user name so that they can actually see that I'm not actually Jamie Carragher."
Mr. Forsyth, looking for a new job, now fears that potential employers may not contact him.
He added: "I am looking to change jobs, so I postulated a few. I have an upcoming interview but I also expect calls from these other people.
"I do not have contact information for these people, so I only have to hope that they send me an email or phone the phone."
"It's very annoying, but it's also pretty fun. I think I'm in a pretty unique situation.
"It also gave my friends something to talk about.
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