I've had 19 phone calls in two days. Dead silence on other end. I am in 406 area code. When I call back, Verizon gets on the phone with a message saying this is a Verizon number which has been disconnected or no longer in service. Calls are made to my landline. Verizon isn't able to block or help and referred me to land line carrier. Since it is an 11 digit number, they were unable to block it.
Two calls this week to my cell phone. I missed both calls. No messages were left and when I attempted to return the call I also got a message from Verizon saying the number was disconnected.
406-000-0000. 26 calls in the last two days. It is a computer generated call, no "live" person on the other end. No message left on answering machine. This many calls is consumer harassment, a crime. Reported to Do Not Call Registry, BBB, and MT State Attorney. This number has quite a history. Number reports being disconnected, so apparently, the "caller" is "ghosting" their number. Unable to block the number due to the "000-0000" use. Too bad we can't "spike back" such an abuser. Good luck to all.
It would be nice to spike them back, but these guys are invisible. The FTC told me that there is a box that these scammers use to put up any phone number they like. It's illegal, but just as illegal as calling folks on the DNC list. I don't get why you would do it though. The success rate of scamming someone has got to be a hair north of 0, especially when calling people with Caller ID.