One does not have to have a high profile as Mr Smith to be a victim of scammers. We had out landline number spoofed. Did not know about until an gentleman from central Vic rang our number to ask about a missed call from us.
After fielding calls over a few days - it was an Australia day long weekend - Telstra install come software to intercept calls to our number that originated overseas
This use by scammers of your number will not harm my public profile, that is if I had one, but is a nuisance as the amount of irate calls you get and the time you spend explaining that a long lost aunt has not fallen off her perch.