phone numbers??

Is there supposed to be any real reason why phone numbers are mixed letters and numbers on BP.

Yes, to keep people from finding out about their scams or bad reviews.

Hah! God call, Ms. E.

Do they really think people are incapable of putting these numbers into google?

I think they are counting on the bigger head being lazy and the little head being pushy.

When I was on BP I used to do that. I don't remember the reason but it was not a logic one. lol

Both Craigslist and Backpage are rich sources of phone numbers for scammers and solicitors and others that don't have your best intrests at heart. Scammers use web bots to gather phone numbers and bombard your phone with telemarketing calls. These are not the kind of people that would respect a "Do not Call List".