Thank you, sir.
As far as the method of solicitation goes, last year direct calls were the number one overall way Canadians were reached for frauds that were reported to us. It's reasonable to assume that most of those calls were spoofed.
The challenge with spoofing a number is that it's not illegal in the sense that there are applications out there for people to do it just to play pranks on people. The issue is when people use it to commit crimes like fraud. Then, of course, it's not the spoofing itself that's illegal. It's the actions taken by the scammers, like representing a government agency to extort money from Canadians.