| Have you ever received an unidentified phone number | | | | How do you create spoofed calls? One way is by |
| and there is no way to return the call? Or perhaps you | | | | using a spoof card that is available online. It works the |
| get the impression that it was an international call | | | | same way as purchasing a VOIP card, starting from |
| based on the caller id but the caller did sound very | | | | USD10 for a total of 60 call minutes. Once you get |
| local? If your answer is 'yes' then you have received a | | | | access to the system, you can easily customize the |
| spoofed call. | | | | caller id that you want other people to see. |
| A spoofed e-mail is an e-mail that appeared to be | | | | While some organization or offices might benefit from |
| sent from some legitimate organization (like a bank or | | | | this as you can hide your actual information from the |
| an institution) but in fact it was not. So a spoofed | | | | public, the bad outweighs the good as some bad |
| phone call works the same way as a spoofed e-mail. | | | | people can take advantage of its capabilities. For one |
| For some reasons you can avoid your number and | | | | reason, there were reports that you can impersonate |
| your identity from being recognized to the person who | | | | another person and access the voice mailbox. Another |
| answered the call by using this method. Basically the | | | | possibility is a bogus caller tricking other people to |
| caller id that appears is very much different from the | | | | surrender their personal information like banking details |
| actual one; either it takes other people's number or, a | | | | and leads to loss of money. Or even create a panic |
| non-existence number. Some people say that even | | | | situation based on some prank calls. |
| your voice can be spoofed; as a man you can act and | | | | Therefore, although it is fun, think wisely of the |
| sound like a woman, a small child or a machine. Now | | | | consequences of improper use of your spoof card |
| probably you might think that it is a fun way to play | | | | credit. |
| prank calls. | | | | |