A mum has made an unsettling discovery that her neighbour was ‘stalking’ her after leaving a seemingly harmless note on her door.
The woman, who’s married with kids, returned home one day to find a handwritten note with the letters, ‘HMU’ (hit me up), along with a mobile number.
She decided to text a picture of the note to the number, assuming it was an ‘estranged friend’ who lost contact with her since she didn’t have social media or the same phone number.
‘Goodnight,’ the anonymous person replied.
‘Are you going to tell me who this is or be scared lol,’ the mum responded.
But what followed was a string of ‘creepy’ messages.
‘Definitely don’t be scared since you can’t go anywhere without your man counting your steps,’ the person continued.
‘Either way, don’t worry no harm to you.’
A mum has revealed how she made an unsettling discovery that her neighbour was ‘stalking’ her after leaving a seemingly harmless note on their door
The stranger then told her to get back in touch with him when she’s alone and able to make her own decisions.
Clearly confused, she replied: ‘Bro why can’t we just have a conversation?
‘Who is this? Like how can I talk to you if I don’t (know who you are)?’
The person asked: ‘Are your to speak for yourself or do got (sic) your babysitter with you?’
She quickly responded, ‘I can talk to you.’
After revealing his name was ‘Robert’, he then asked her: ‘Do you got a OnlyFans or sum page (sic).’
The mum ended the conversation, bluntly saying: ‘I don’t know a Robert.’
She quickly uncovered that the identity behind the number was her ‘weird’ neighbour, who’s twice her age – after she reverse-searched his number.
What followed was a string of ‘creepy’ messages. She quickly uncovered that the identity behind the number was her ‘weird’ neighbour, who’s twice her age – after she reverse-searched his number
‘Yes I know it was dumb to message this number but I honestly thought it had to be a close friend because only they know where I live,’ the mum said in a Reddit thread
‘The way we found the name of the stalker was that we reversed searched up the number and his address and name popped up. He’s our f***ing neighbour.’
The mum said the neighbour made sure the couple were out of the house when he stuck the note to their front door.
‘This stalker clearly watches us walk our dogs, take our kids to school, and just be outside like a peeping Tom,’ she explained.
‘I’m really scared and could not sleep. The fact he knows when we leave, unsettles me the most.’
The family has reported the matter to the police, and plans to contact their landlord to inform them of the neighbour’s ‘creepy behaviour’.
Her post has been met with nearly 80 comments, with many urging the mum to be ‘careful’ and ‘don’t give any attention’ to him.
‘The fact that he left his number KNOWING you have a whole family says a LOT about the dude – and none of it is good,’ one said.
‘Your landlord can’t legally do anything without a judge ordered restraining order. You have to be your own hero in this moment and tell this man to leave you alone and that any further contact will be considered harassment and that you’ll take legal steps,’ another suggested.
The mum decided to text a picture of the note to the number, assuming it was an ‘estranged friend’ who lost contact with her since she didn’t have social media or the same phone number
‘Keep a log of when he contacts if he does again. But yes, asserting herself to show boundaries of refusing further communication, keep away from me and my family, I will pursue legal action if this persists, is good to show no relationship and no interest if escalates,’ one advised.
Meanwhile, some shared their own stalking experiences.
‘I had a stalker once who put a letter through my door with a random Pokémon card, saying how they watched me walk home from school every day. I was in my teens. My parents didn’t take it seriously. Luckily nothing else came of it after that,’ one said.
Another woman said her ex-boyfriend stalked her relentlessly after they broke up.
‘He would wait outside my window at night, leave me notes, park outside my house and watch me come and go, and follow me in public. I regret not going to the police sooner,’ she recalled.
‘The police don’t have to do anything if you don’t want, but it’s so important to at least open a case and have this officially on record as evidence.
‘This way if he does something again, you go to the police again and they can actually do something since there would be proof of repetitive harassment.’
