Hey Joe

In part you are right they change the number on the caller ID. They don't really change their number but use technology to show false caller ID. Yes doing that is against the law for solicitors. They do it because ROBOCALLING is also illegal unless they have written consent from you to call you via ROBOCALL. They are also doing it because if they showed their real caller ID then the average person could report them much easier to the FCC and FTC for calling people on the National Do Not Call list.

The Government needs to force the phone companies to implement technology that confirms the callers true phone identity. If it can not be confirmed to have this show in the caller ID or block the call.

Yes, good idea.  Submit it to the FCC and the FTC and the FBI!  Wouldn't it be great if we could nab these scammers and put them in the slammers?

I do not answer the phone on calls from the entire area code 201.  I get tired of hearing the phone ring with nuisance calls.  I have blocked future calls from this number.  My blocking capability is only for 30 numbers, so I just roll off a previously blocked number and add a new one.  Of course, I cancel blocked numbers to free memory for new blocked numbers on a first-in, first-out basis.

Missed the call, thankfully, it went to the answering service and left about 3 seconds of silence. Awwwww!

Will be blocking this number too when I get home.

How do you block number?