Caller ID showing invalid number

[slapple]

I just got a call from an American business on my iPhone 5S (running iOS 8.1.2 and on AT&T) and the caller ID said (XXX) XXX-XXX. Phone numbers in the US are supposed to be 10 digits, not 9. Why did that caller ID only show 9 digits?

 

[posguy99]

I just got a call from an American business on my iPhone 5S (running iOS 8.1.2 and on AT&T) and the caller ID said (XXX) XXX-XXX. Phone numbers in the US are supposed to be 10 digits, not 9. Why did that caller ID only show 9 digits?

Because you can send anything in a CID response. You could send "Hello!" if you wanted.

 

[old-wiz]

I get weird phone numbers all the time on landline and cell.
Sometimes it's like 999-999-9999 or even 000-000-0000. It is a sure sign of a spoofed CID, so I never answer them. If I see it more than once, I block it on my iPhone.

 

[Newtons Apple]

The scammer can show what ever they want on the caller ID. I send them to VM and block them from calling again!