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  2. Caller ID spoofing - Wikipedia

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    Example of caller ID spoofed via orange boxing; both the name and number are faked to reference leetspeak. Caller ID spoofing is a spoofing attack which causes the telephone network's Caller ID to indicate to the receiver of a call that the originator of the call is a station other than the true originating station.

  3. STIR/SHAKEN - Wikipedia

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    STIR/SHAKEN, or SHAKEN/STIR, is a suite of protocols and procedures intended to combat caller ID spoofing on public telephone networks.Caller ID spoofing is used by robocallers to mask their identity or to make it appear the call is from a legitimate source, often a nearby phone number with the same area code and exchange, or from well-known agencies like the Internal Revenue Service or ...

  4. Truth in Caller ID Act of 2009 - Wikipedia

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    On April 6, 2006, Congressmen Eliot Engel (D-N.Y.) and Joe Barton (R-Tex.) introduced H.R. 5126, a bill that would have made caller ID spoofing a crime. Dubbed the "Truth in Caller ID Act of 2006", the bill would have outlawed causing "any caller identification service to transmit misleading or inaccurate caller identification information" via "any telecommunications service or IP-enabled ...

  5. Mercersburg Police Department issues spoof alert about phone ...

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    People who live in Mercersburg and surrounding townships have been receiving the calls that show up on caller ID as the Mercersburg Police Department and its actual number, 717-328-0150.

  6. Phone Losers of America - Wikipedia

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    In the early 2000s, with the introduction of companies offering Caller ID Spoofing, groups such as the Phone Losers of America became notable in their utilisation of the service for prank calling, for example in the spoofing of law enforcement and corporate office numbers. [5]

  7. Racist spoof text messages spam Black Americans in the ... - AOL

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    To stop spoofing, you can block the caller number and go on with your day. But sometimes it won't feel like enough, and scammers can contact you from multiple caller IDs.

  8. AI voice scams are on the rise. Here's how to protect yourself.

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    Verify the caller's identity Following a basic routine that includes using a safe word is a good first line of defense against scammers. "This is a mass operation, they don't care about you, they ...

  9. Caller ID - Wikipedia

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    Caller ID spoofing is the practice of causing the telephone network to display a number on the recipient's caller ID display that is different than that of the actual originating station. [45] Many telephone services, such as ISDN PRI based PBX installations, and voice over IP services, permit the caller to configure customized caller ID ...