Live Wire: Don't get taken by phone 'spoofing' scam
Q: How is it if someone calls me and I don’t answer, then later try to call the number back and get a message saying it is no longer in service? How can someone call me from a number that is not in service? — B.C.A: The Federal Communications Commission defines this as Caller ID spoofing, when a caller deliberately falsifies the information transmitted to your caller ID display to disguise their identity.Spoofing in itself is not illegal. […]
