Falsified caller IDs (was Re: [ot] Busted a telemarketer!)
Kenneth Brody <[email protected]> Tue, 16 May 2006 10:53:23 -0400
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Mike Easter wrote: > > Rich Bless wrote: > > > Anyone know how I can track down > > 1-803-201-4567 ? > > 803 SC Columbia, central > Searching for area code 803, prefix 201: Not Found... I, too, get "201 is an Invalid Prefix in area code 803". > Sometimes telemarketers and others use FAKE information. Therefore that > is probably why the area code and prefix combination you are looking for > was "not found" on our database. > > That's what my info sources say. What I'd like to know is how they convinced the telco to pass false caller ID data to the recipient. (I sometimes get "999-999-9999".) -- +-------------------------+--------------------+-----------------------------+ | Kenneth J. Brody | www.hvcomputer.com | | | kenbrody/at\spamcop.net | www.fptech.com | #include <std_disclaimer.h> | +-------------------------+--------------------+-----------------------------+ Don't e-mail me at: <mailto:[email protected]>