Received a call from someone OBVIOUSLY in India, but that's weird because, this is my local area code. He said, "I am calling in regards to your 2007 F-150 Ford and its warranty. What's the mileage on it?" I told him and he said "it's just out of range for our warranty, but I will let you talk to my supervisor." I said no thanks and hung up.
>>> Received a call from someone OBVIOUSLY in India, but that's weird because, this is my local area code. <<<
Why is that weird at all? It's been going on for at long time, and was described at least about 10 years ago in this article:
http://www.securityfocus.com/news/9061
"VoIP hacks gut Caller I.D.
Kevin Poulsen, SecurityFocus 2004-07-06
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Implementation quirks in Voice over IP are making it easy for hackers to spoof Caller I.D., and to unmask blocked numbers.
Caller I.D. isn't what it used to be.
Hackers have discovered that the handy feature that tells you who's calling before you answer the phone is easily manipulated through weaknesses in Voice over IP (VoIP) programs and networks. They can make their phone calls appear to be from any number they want, and even pierce the veil of Caller I.D. blocking to unmask an anonymous phoner's unlisted number.
<<< (Click on link above for full article.)
Aside from that, it can cost as little as a dollar a month to get a legitimate phone number with an area code anywhere in the U.S. or most of Canada these days. Once you get one of these numbers, you can then set your phone up anywhere you want in the world with Internet access to let you use your local area code (or any other that you had selected) from anywhere in the world. How do you think "take your adapter with you" services like Vonage or magicJack work? Or, for that matter, your own cell phone while you are driving or even overseas?
So I don't see it as any big deal that you can't trust area codes to tell you where a caller is. It's just a fact of life these days.