messagenews: snipped-for-privacy@davenoise.co.uk...
that was the case.
presenting a real number is to sidestep all those who have
non geo number for telemarketers.
called party a chance to start back tracking who called
spoofing the number of the person they called they
bet it to probably fake interest in whatever they are
given short shrift.
targets number?
Did I not hypothesise a reason above? If they did any other local number then you might end up ringing back another innocent bystander. Presenting your own means they know for sure that it exists, and that there is nothing useful you can do with it.