way too many unwanted calls...It has gotten so bad - this was just one of tons. I have maxed out the # of calls i can block on my phone and maxed out the # of blocked calls my internet company allows. This is like a total of 36 numbers. Plus I am on the National "Do Not Call" Registry - Sickening
9/17 10:43 PDT No ID, I don't answer. Went to VM and left 10 seconds of dead air. Don't know anyone in Indiana. Just wish I could re-install blocker so these things only ring once.
The Truth in Caller ID Act of 2009, which was signed into law Dec. 22, 2010, prohibits caller ID spoofing for the purposes of defrauding or otherwise causing harm. In June 2010, the Federal Communications Commission adopted rules implementing the Truth in Caller ID Act.
FCC Rules
Prohibit any person or entity from transmitting misleading or inaccurate caller ID information with the intent to defraud, cause harm, or wrongfully obtain anything of value.
Subject violators to a penalty of up to $10,000 for each violation of the rules.
Exempt authorized activities by law enforcement agencies and situations where courts have authorized caller ID manipulation to occur.
Tips for Consumers
Don’t give out personal information in response to an incoming call. Identity thieves are clever – they often pose as representatives of banks, credit card companies, creditors, or government agencies to get people to reveal their account numbers, Social Security numbers, mother’s maiden names, passwords and other identifying information.
If you get an inquiry from a company or government agency seeking personal information, don’t provide it. Instead, hang up and call the phone number on your account statement, in the phone book, or on the company’s or government agency’s website to find out if the entity that supposedly called you actually needs the requested information from you.
Please let the FCC know about ID spoofers by calling 1-888-CALL-FCC or filing a complaint at www.fcc.gov/complaints.
I have beengetting an unusual number of unidentified calls lately. Alot say private and give no number. I have started answering them as (local police dept.) and I never get an answer back. I did the same with this number I didn't recognize and no answer on the other end.