All this would take is the FCC and the FTC to agree to make it illegal to FAKE or SPOOF caller ID info - then back it up with punishment that has 'teeth'.
The telephone companies HAVE the equipment to check the OUTGOING caller ID info and they should DENY the outbound call if the CALLER ID being sent out does NOT match the actual number of the caller.
Wouldn't that be funny if they got a message - "we're sorry - your call cannot be completed - please CORRECT your OUT BOUND caller ID information and please try your call again."
They called with a recorded message that said " we want to talk to you about your current IRA".
I don't have an IRA. They are violating the DO NOT CALL that I registered for.
Rec'd call from this number...Came up on caller ID as "Unknown Name." Said I owed money to the IRS and would throw me in federal prison if I did not pay. As I was speaking to the gentleman, I google searched the telephone number and found they are out of Canada! When I asked him how Canada could throw a US citizen in federal prison for owing money to the United States Federal Government, he hung up on me! Call the IRS and report to them! They will also give you a number in your state to report them to as well!!! Christmas is coming so watch out for scams like this!!!
Please do! I wish someone would kick the cr@p out of all the @$$holes that violate the do-not-call list! I'd f them all up if I knew who / were they were...