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Caller ID Spoofing Becomes Easy

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the clue-phone-ringing dept.

objekt writes "According to an article in USA Today, Caller ID spoofing has become much easier in the last few years. Millions of people have Internet telephone equipment that can be set to make any number appear on a Caller ID system. And several websites have sprung up to provide Caller ID spoofing services, eliminating the need for any special hardware. For instance, Spoofcard.com sells a virtual 'calling card' for $10 that provides 60 minutes of talk time. The user dials a toll-free number, then keys in the destination number and the Caller ID number to display. The service also provides optional voice scrambling, to make the caller sound like someone of the opposite sex."

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  1. It's not a dupe by jd · · Score: 4, Funny

    The original article is testing out the spoofing services.

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    It's a small world and it smells funny; I'd buy another if it wasn't for the money; Take back what I paid (SoM)
  2. Opposite sex by Nybble's+Byte · · Score: 3, Funny

    The service also provides optional voice scrambling, to make the caller sound like someone of the opposite sex.

    And may I ask why this would be of interest to Slashdotters?

    Oops, gotta go, my girlfriend's calling.

  3. Enjoy It While You Can by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    I just installed a PRI card in a PBX at work. The outbound caller ID was hosed at first and lots of stuff was broke because traditional phone systems ... whatever, you always mod me 0 anyway

  4. Re:Not really... by karnal · · Score: 2, Funny

    I called a co-worker from our Cisco system - with his home phone number.

    "WHO IS THIS?"

    "Your wife is pretty...."

    lol...

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    Karnal