Caller ID shows "V"+ a whole bunch of digits

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    Eliot S replies to GregAtTheBeach
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    Excuse me please,sir. I do not have a VoIP facility on my phone and my research has not found an answer to this question. I am trying to find out whether the Caller ID Name (the top line on our phone’s display) (also called CNAM) when it’s a V + numbers is created by VoIP or by a robo caller. So my question is:
    When a VoIP caller (you) calls a non-VoIP call recipient(me), what shows on my Caller ID Name? Assume both the caller and call recipient are located in the combined U.S.A. / Canada area. If it is the V number, then it would seem it is VoIP that produces it. Also is it still a V number if you alter your phone number (spoof it)? I thank you very much for your indulgence.

            BTW

    On a handful (literally less than 5) of occasions ever, I have seen the 1st character being either A or M. The numbers following it have the same pattern as a V number.  But I believe it is created by the same facility and method that creates the V number.
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    GregAtTheBeach replies to Eliot S
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    Since the CNAM and CNUM can both be spoofed relatively easily, neither is a reliable way of getting much information.  They can display pretty much anything the caller wants, including nothing at all.
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    BigA replies to Eliot S
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    I also believe that was answered multiple times in this thread.
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    Eliot S replies to GregAtTheBeach
    Thank you very much for replying. I understand that under the right conditions the CNAM and CNUM can be manipulated. But that is not what I asked. I ask what do you get when you make a normal call between you and a regular call recipient. When you make the call, you are not trying to manipulate or mask the CNUM or CNAM. So my question is when that is done, what does the call recipient see? I also specified that call occurred completely within the North America area . In such circumstances, does the call recipient see a Caller ID Name  (1) your name (2) a geographical location or (3) a V number (number 1 and 2 depend on how you set your phone). So what is the regular CNAM? Then the 2nd question is if you use VoIP to set your phone number to one other than your own which can be done easily,what does the call recipient see as the Caller ID Name on their display. ( I said that the call was within the N.A. Area since my understanding is it is not easy to do so). I would not expect to be your name or location. So this is what I am asking, not what scammers may do.
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    Eliot S replies to BigA
    If you read what I wrote, you would see that this has not been asked before. Please check my last reply to Greg to clarify my question. You can then tell me if this question was asked before.
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    daniel replies to Art
    my grandmother gets this call about 10-20 a day!!!! it annoys me so much because  i keep getting up to see what it is!
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    The homeless dude
    actually this kind of calls started after i downloaded some games and gave them bad reviews for their scams, now I'm being harrased.
    Can I have exposed my information through these games? Please help.  The homeless dude.
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    The homeless dude
    can anyone tell me if it's possible to redirect scammers, telemarketing etc calls to another number or mailbox?
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    Ryan
    No answer left from this series of callers (perhaps due to my 55-second outgoing message).
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    Juste
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    Just do not answer the call and block them each time.
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    GregAtTheBeach replies to Juste
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    There's not a lot of utility to blocking telecriminal's specific numbers.  They'll often just spoof a different one the next time.  I've got a challenge-response type call blocker and stopped blocking specific numbers after about a thousand.  I simply let the challenge block them now, and it's just as effective.  In seven or so years of using it, I think I've had two dial through the challenge.
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    Amy replies to Pat Kelley
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    My brother got a new phone for my parents.  He lives with them and does not get along with the rest of the family.  My parents phone number shows up now on caller ID with a V in front of it...should I be concerned?
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    MikeHuntleton replies to Amy
    What was the phone brand and what was the service provider?  Might help isolate what those "V' numbers are from.
    I doubt it is anything to be concerned about if it is a new phone and your parents aren't into some shady business transactions.
    More than likely it is merely a "default" caller ID by either the phone brand or from the service provider. So far there are 81 pages here and all are speculations as to what the 'V" sequence displayed in the caller ID is supposed to mean, but nobody really seems to know for certain.
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    Amy
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    Thanks...I am concerned he is recording my parent's phone calls.  Don't want to jump to conclusions.  Don't know the service..my parents are in their 80's and are no tech savy.

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