The thing that gets me is that no matter what is on the line, spoofed Caller ID or no, telcos know exactly which account is paying for that outbound call to exi

The thing that gets me is that no matter what is on the line, spoofed Caller ID or no, telcos know exactly which account is paying for that outbound call to exist. The technology can't be quite as primitive as portrayed, since AFAIK there is absolutely no way you can spoof someone's number in CID and have something billed to them, such as a long-distance call from a landline (which still have LD plans). Telco is always going to know where the money is coming from for every volt and bit on their wires. It's possible I'm clueless, but that's where I feel enforcement should be focused: on the money side.