| Caller ID spoofing has been around for several years | | | | SpoofTel, one caller ID spoofing provider, has recently |
| now and the controversy surrounding it has not | | | | released an iPhone application that allows you to use |
| waned. Call spoofing is the act of changing the phone | | | | its service from your iPhone. Due to its controversy, it |
| number that appears on someone's call display when | | | | has not become available on the iPhone store but is |
| you place a call to them. Instead of blocking or | | | | still available for download on other sites. Although it is |
| revealing your real number, you choose the number | | | | still fairly new, the application has already been |
| that is displayed. | | | | downloaded by thousands of iPhone users. |
| Although it is still somewhat unknown to the general | | | | Caller ID spoofing has appeared in various news |
| public, this type of service has continued to gain in | | | | stories over the years, typically related to some type |
| popularity and is used by everyone from regular | | | | of proposal to ban or outlaw the service. There is a lot |
| individuals to professionals, law enforcement, and even | | | | of controversy surrounding call spoofing because it |
| celebrities. It's a tool that allows people to retain | | | | has been know in the past to be used by scammers. |
| anonymity and keep their identity, or at least their | | | | Certain individuals have used spoofing services for |
| phone numbers, private. Even when placing a call to | | | | fraudulent and illegal purposes in the past. However, |
| someone that is familiar and trusted, there is a chance | | | | most providers have become quite successful at |
| that the person's telephone could be lost or stolen with | | | | preventing scammers from exploiting their services |
| your number contained on it. For celebrities in particular, | | | | and it has not been as large of a problem as it was in |
| this could be disastrous. | | | | the past. As well, spoofing services are used by many |
| There are several providers that offer the call | | | | individuals for a multitude of purposes. The majority of |
| spoofing service to anyone. In addition to call spoofing, | | | | individuals use spoofing services legitimately. |
| other services and calling features have been added | | | | With spoofing providers continuously producing |
| over the years. Some of these include voice changing, | | | | additional services and features, it doesn't look like |
| call recording, SMS spoofing, personal Spoof Numbers, | | | | caller ID spoofing is going anywhere any time soon. |
| and, most recently, mobile applications. | | | | |