Ignore Calls From Your Own Number—It’s a Robocall Scammer, FTC Says

“Technology makes it easy for scammers to fake or ‘spoof’ caller ID information” and can make it look like they’re calling from a different place or number, including the receiver's’ own number, said a blog post Tuesday from FTC Do Not Call Program Coordinator Bikram Bandy. “Scammers use this trick as a way to get around call-blocking and hide from law enforcement,” Bandy said. Don’t pick up, press buttons to be taken off the call list or talk to a live person as it’s an illegal robocall, he said. Ignore them and move on with your day, Bandy said.