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Can you trust your caller ID?
Congress is taking aim at the issue of caller ID spoofing. This happens when someone calls you, and they arrange for some other number to show up on your Caller ID.
In a recent phone scam that hit mid-Missouri, crooks were calling people claiming to be from their bank. And they arranged for the phone number of that bank to display on Caller ID. This is fairly easy to do. Now Congress is looking to outlaw it in most cases.
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Posted by on March 19, 2007 1:25 pm :: Comments (0) :: Permalink
