| Do you know what caller ID spoofing is? If not you | | | | delivery address like a work address. |
| could be the victim of a hoax, a joke or even a crime. | | | | Bill collectors and collection agents, tired of their calls |
| Caller ID Spoofing is when someone calls you up and | | | | going unanswered also use caller ID spoofing to get |
| using a caller ID spoof card, tricks your caller ID display | | | | through to the target of a collection or vehicle |
| into identifying the caller as someone else. | | | | reposition. |
| A prankster or con man can call you up using a spoof | | | | Even regular people can use it to get through to an ex |
| card and make it look as if you are being called by | | | | boyfriend or girlfriend that has been screening their |
| your local police dept, the IRS, a local emergency room | | | | calls. |
| or just about anything their imagination can come up | | | | Some call spoofing systems also have feature like |
| with. In fact there have even been reported instances | | | | voice changers and the ability to record calls. You can |
| of people using this technology to trick 911 dispatchers. | | | | then download the recorded calls to a file on your |
| A caller ID spoof card can also be used by a private | | | | computer. That file can then be emailed if necessary. |
| investigator in a pretext call to get the subject of an | | | | So the next time you get a phone call and use caller ID |
| investigation to reveal information about themselves. | | | | to screen it be careful. You might be getting spoofed. |
| For instance a PI can call a subject, fake the caller ID | | | | But also remember that the next time your calls are |
| to look like the call is coming from a delivery service | | | | getting ditched you can also utilize caller ID spoofing to |
| like UPS or a florist. They can obtain a name and | | | | get through that call screener. |
| address from a phone number or even an alternate | | | | |