16 April 2010 - 8:43Telephone Spoofing – A Tool Used by Stalkers to Stalk Victims

Imagine getting a call from the Police Department you just made a report to about being stalked. The caller ID says it’s from the Police Department, a number you recognize. You talk to the Detective assigned, give your additional personal information and feel safe knowing someone is working on the case. Congratulations, you have just been “spoofed”

Telephone spoofing is the technique used by perpetrators to make you believe they are calling from a number known to you. The technology is so damaging that when you hang up the call and dial the number showing on caller ID, it rings thru to what it said on caller ID. If you think the Police are calling you, when you dial it back, the Police Department will answer.