I have been getting calls from the Palo Alto area for weeks now. Usually I don't answer numbers I don't recognize, but last week I got tired of the calls and started answering. First one I answered was a guy asking why *I* called *HIM*. Told him I didn't and he got kinda mad then hung up. I checked online for the previous number that called me and saw it was residential. That's when i realized the numbers are being spoofed. They must have used my number when calling out to others, too. I texted him what I thought and I'm sure he thought I was a nutter but there it is.
Today I got a call from the above number and answered. The first thing I said was "please remove me from your list". She started to go into her spiel, then when she realized what I said she trailed off mid sentence and hung up on me. Next time I will find out where they are from first.
Cold call. Answered foolishly and heard an echo of myself. Checked here and found no reports so called back to hear the "sorry, disconnected" message. Blocked - but now they know I'm here....