Caller from Iraq shows a Kentucky caller ID area code

is this possible?

[nancyb]

Obviously, I don't get out much :)

just received a call from someone in the military in Iraq wanting to place a fairly large special order. Wants it delivered to his home address in the US by Valentines's day but says he can wait if it can't be completed by then.

When the order came through via the online cart it showed a US address in LA, but the area code for the phone # on the order is in Georgia.

The IP address picked up from inside the cart is a DoD network IP.

Obviously I will call the issuing bank to check the addy/phone #, but just curious as to whether someone supposedly calling from Iraq would show a caller ID with a Kentucky area code?

[gopi]

Its possible if its VoIP ...

[bakedjake]

International telephone gateways do that.

For example, I get calls from my friends in the UK on my cell phone that display a number in the local area code (519) sometimes.

It's just the way the telephone switches work.

I've never had a fraudulent order that came from a DoD IP address. If it were me, I'd fufill the order.

[hannamyluv]

Calling cards can do this too. My grandma in Indiana uses one of those prepaid calling cards. When she calls my parents (I don't have caller ID) it shows up on their caller ID as being from Nebraska.

[krieves]

Maybe it's running thru the phone exhange in Fort Campbell or Fort Knox.

[Rugles]

I am seeing more and more long distance calls with local numbers. Must be VOIP, I never thought of that.

[nancyb]

thanks all for clearing that up. makes sense now that it has been 'splained to me.