The issue is that in some cases, specifically trunking and VoIP, there is no originating number.
In those cases, spoofing is required for something to be displayed.
The issue is that scammers will put anything there and will often change the spoofed ID on a regular basis so you can't block them out permanently.
This is it exactly. I used to work for a telco and it was explained to me that all of the 'taxes' we listed on the bill were costs that the telco was billing the customer for because the telco had to pay them and not because the customer had to pay them.
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The issue is that in some cases, specifically trunking and VoIP, there is no originating number. In those cases, spoofing is required for something to be displayed. The issue is that scammers will put anything there and will often change the spoofed ID on a regular basis so you can't block them out permanently.
This is it exactly. I used to work for a telco and it was explained to me that all of the 'taxes' we listed on the bill were costs that the telco was billing the customer for because the telco had to pay them and not because the customer had to pay them.