Sounds like you are all talking about the same thing. 555-1212 is a number you call for general information.In North America, telephone numbers with the prefix 555 are widely used for fictitious telephone numbers in television shows, films, computer games, and other media.Not all numbers that begin with 555 are fictional—for example, 555-1212 is one of the standard numbers for directory assistance throughout the United States and Canada. In fact, only 555-0100 through 555-0199 are now specifically reserved for fictional use, with the other numbers having been released for actual assignment. How exactly this will intersect with the many uses of 555-2368 (one of the more commonly used fake numbers)[1] by AT&T and other telephone companies, remains unknown.Area code 555 in the North American Numbering Plan is reserved for Directory Assistance applications. The company is remaining anonymous by spoofing the caller ID. The number is not actually 555-1212 but whatever the company wants you to see. Just like web addresses and email headers can be changed to whatever the sender wants.