When I called the FBI field offices, the agents were also mindful to tell me that it's not the technology that is illegal but the acts. President Obama signed the Caller ID Act of 2009 into public law ...

Until recently, one of the giveaways for these scam calls was that they came from an unknown number – often from an international number that is immediately suspicious and gives people cause to ...

Bank caller ID spoofing scams are still happening frequently. But your bank will most likely never call you; if you get a call of any kind, hang up and call the number on your card directly or go into ...

The Federal Communications Commission offers guidance on “Caller ID and Spoofing” at www.ftc.gov/. Caller ID is an optional feature allowing those receiving ...

Does Caller ID Mean Much in the Age of Spoofed Numbers? Your email has been sent Learn how caller ID works, why people use it, how you can manage your own caller ID data, and how to protect yourself.

Black Americans across the United States received racist text messages Wednesday and Thursday telling them they were selected to be enslaved and sent to work on a cotton plantation, The Columbus ...

How does someone become a victim of "spoofing" caller ID? By exploiting technology, a person can make the caller ID appear to be from whatever number he wants. Because spoofing runs the gamut from ...

He spoofed the HR director’s work phone number, then the number of that guy’s boss, before moving up to a vice president, and finally, the CEO. Says he had no choice. He also says, “This thing that I ...