704-830-1227
NC, US
 | Slim 2014-05-09 17:09:08 Unknown |
We can no longer believe the phone number we see on our caller IDs (CID) belongs to the person who called! The bad guys are now using easily accessed technology to "spoof" the CID numbers, so their real number does not appear.
The problem has gotten so bad, the US government actually passed an Act, called "The Truth in Caller ID Act of 2009", making such spoofing illegal. See http://www.fcc.gov/guides/caller-id-and-spoofing
for more information.
The FCC adopted that Act in June, 2010, stating that violators could be fined up to $10,000 for each violation.
However, the bad guys are ignoring this law ... after all, they are criminals, and that is what criminals do. Although we now have a "law" against spoofing, it is very difficult to enforce it.
So, if you see a CID number on your phone when you are called by some scammer or telemarketer, it might not belong to the scammer! It might be the number of some unsuspecting third party ... or, it might be one of those numbers that charge $25 (plus about $9 per minute) if you call it back.
| Kay 2014-05-09 17:06:01 Unknown |
Keep getting calls from this number. Today I called back & got recording that "this number is not in service". If not in service, then why do they call constantly?
| unlisted 2014-03-13 19:09:14 Unknown |
they just hung up
| unlisted 2014-02-24 18:24:29 Unknown |
caller just hung up. did not say anything.
| Donna Lu 2014-02-11 23:27:56 Unknown |
Just got call again. Called number right back. Message said number was no longer in service or was disconnected. I'm sick of this. Looks like phone co. could stop it.
out of area
| Kelsy 2014-01-30 14:18:00 Unknown |
Got a call from this number. Any idea who it could be?
| Donna 2013-09-11 17:21:48 Unknown |
Got this message today, what sounded like a very old woman was whining or crying but couldn't understand one word said, I asked them to repeat it, I heard the phone hang up and got "beep, beep, beep" sound. I tried to call back but just got same "beep, beep, beep" sound. Very strange call. Called ID just said "Gastonia (town in NC, the state I live in)
| Kedw 2013-06-06 17:47:29 Unknown |
Caller called and hung up, beeps when call returned.
| unlisted 2010-11-02 00:58:29 Unknown |
our number is unlisted and want caller to stop!!! and it alway's about the same time everyday.
| CTaylor 2010-10-26 21:59:43 Unknown |
hang up, always busy when call number back
| J 2010-10-21 22:38:04 Unknown |
hang up