I've received a number of scam calls from 540 area code numbers, but all had Harrisonburg, VA in the CID. This one had the phone number and Shawsville, VA. I didn't answer the call; they didn't leave a message.
These are devil dog pirates, scammers and fraudsters using a wide variety of (540) numbers for illegal activities. If enough people complain to FTC and FCC, maybe they will be shut down. Also, if everyone contacts their elected reps in DC, maybe we can convince them to pass new laws proscribing against any unwanted solicitations, whether political, charitable, telemarketing, surveys, robo-calling, tie-lines, etc. and specifying very severe fines and prison terms for violators. The people at telephone companies who rent these numbers should be locked up as well. As we are well into another election circus, this is a good time to complain. Do we need two dozen political calls a day, most of them fraudulent?