TECH REVIEWS AND EASY HOW-TO’S TO MAKE YOU SMARTER Phone spoofing, also known as phone number spoofing, is a deceptive practice that scammers use to trick you into answering their calls.
Displaying a local area code and exchange in the caller ID of a telemarketing or scammer phone call ... from neighbors or local organizations. See spoofing. THIS DEFINITION IS FOR PERSONAL ...
Fraudsters were earlier using international spoofed calls that displayed Indian mobile numbers (+91-xxxxx) to deceive Indian citizens and carry out cyber-crimes and financial frauds.