A call came in on my cell phone from 911. I answered and this foreign speaking male said that I had a warrant for my arrest from not paying back a loan I borrowed from Payday Loans. I needed to call 312-450-3754 and pay for a $480 loan or I would be arrested. I told them I never even took out a loan so I asked them which police department was arresting me and it wasn't even near the city I live in. I then asked what county is that and he couldn't answer. I pressed the call back number of 911 and it actually was emergency 911. They had no idea how that could possibly happen. Be aware people are CRAZY This the second time in the last few months this has happened. The last time they said I borrowed $1,500 but would settle for $200 or I would be arrested. These people need to get a real life.
>> I pressed the call back number of 911 and it actually was emergency 911. <<
Yes, of course!
We can no longer believe the phone number we see on our caller IDs (CID) belongs to the person who called! The bad guys are now using easily accessed technology to "spoof" the CID numbers, so their real number does not appear.
The problem has gotten so bad, the US government actually passed an Act, called "The Truth in Caller ID Act of 2009", making such spoofing illegal. See http://www.fcc.gov/guides/caller-id-and-spoofing
for more information.
The FCC adopted that Act in June, 2010, stating that violators could be fined up to $10,000 for each violation.
However, the bad guys are ignoring this law ... after all, they are criminals, and that is what criminals do. Although we now have a "law" against spoofing, it is very difficult to enforce it.
So, if you see a CID number on your phone when you are called by some scammer or telemarketer, it might not belong to the scammer! It might be the number of some unsuspecting third party ... or, it might be one of those numbers that charge $25 (plus about $9 per minute) if you call it back.