I got calls from me to me. I asked a question about it on the mug and a pal told me it was called 'spoofing" and he knew someone who also had been spoofed. I was gonna ignore it but then I got 3 more calls. So I called Frontier, our phone company, and told them what was happening. I talked to customer service who switched me to repair and there I talked to a guy named Mike. He told me to call the FCC and gave me the number. That spoofing is a huge problem getting hugher and the FCC is tracking it and trying to do something about it. So I made the call.
Talked to a gal named Amanda. She said 90% of her calls are complaints about spoofing. It has been going on for about FIVE YEARS and is getting much worse. She took down our phone number, address, and gave us a CASE number. She also provided a link that will give us info about how to reduce the calls on our end.
My adventure with the Federal Government. Amanda said the FCC is working in concert with the FTC and that they are working to get some kind of legislation that stop the perps and punish them...at least those in the United States. Apparently foreign countries also spoof and it's unclear whether they can be stopped.
FYI. If you get spoofed call the FCC. I have the number if you want it.
Walt O'Reagun 