Creators face a version of the phone number exposure problem that is more intense than the average person's, for a specific reason: they deliberately cultivate a large, mixed audience.
When you upload your CV to a job board, your contact details, including your phone number, typically become part of that platform's candidate database.
First, scrapers do not just collect your number. They collect your number alongside the listing data: the make, model, year, mileage, price, and your general location.
There are roughly ten billion possible phone numbers in the standard US numbering format. That sounds like a lot until you consider how many numbers have been assigned.