This may not apply to the OP's specific example, but there's one thing everyone needs to realize:
The scammers don't need to be given your phone number!!
They have computers which dial EVERY number in a sequence. When one is answered, that call is transferred to an operator, or another computer which plays the recorded scam message.
They're gonna dial every number. They don't need to "get" your number from anywhere.
You might ask: Is this legal? Why would a crook care whether it is or not?
The scammers don't need to be given your phone number!!
They have computers which dial EVERY number in a sequence. When one is answered, that call is transferred to an operator, or another computer which plays the recorded scam message.
They're gonna dial every number. They don't need to "get" your number from anywhere.
You might ask: Is this legal? Why would a crook care whether it is or not?