Caller ID spoofing service
p2pnet.net News:- “anonymity begins 09/01,” says the Star 38 web site here.
info@star38.com
+1 949 307 2794
We called the number at 6:30 pm Pacific and got a curt, “Leave a message”.
But that’s OK. Kevin Poulson has it all on Security Focus here.
“Overdue debtors beware,” he says. “You may not be able to rely on Caller I.D. to screen out those annoying bill collectors much longer.”
And if you think that’s just Poulson’s neat way of intro-ing his story, think again.
Star38.com will offer, “a simple Web interface to a Caller I.D. spoofing system that lets them [subscribers] appear to be calling from any number they choose,” says Security Focus.
The service will initially be available only to licensed private investigators and collection agencies.
Is it for real? SecurityFocus tried it and says it works.
September 1st, 2004 at 12:46 am
Or if you know enough about how the system works, you could always use a specially formatted XML script from a cell phone. =) I’ve always been baffled how trusting people are of the Caller ID system. Like anything else, it has its faults.
Google it and you’ll see what I’m talking about.
~G
September 1st, 2004 at 1:38 am
I used to look at caller ID as one of two ways:
Number unknown: Don’t answer
Number returned: Think about answering
Guess I have to let VM pick up *all* calls now. That just breaks my heart.
September 1st, 2004 at 1:08 pm
In the end, all you are going to have is just a glorified pager that you can call OUT on. But the sad part is, no one will answer on the other end, and you’ll be trapped in Voice Mail Jail forever!!! What’s the point of having a phone, if all you do is hide behind the voice mail or answering machine? It’s supposed to facilitate communications, NOT block them. People should just exchange their numbers with friends and family, and have the software set to drop the call if it comes from a number NOT on the list, so you could safely IGNORE the callers you don’t know. All you have to worry about then is someone in your family or friends circle giving out your list. Voila! Technology has once again come up with a way to isolate and insulate yourself from the world at large.
September 2nd, 2004 at 5:09 pm
Sounds like a pure case of FRAUD to me. If we have to resort to doing acts of fraud to deceive someone, are we any better than they are?
Sounds to me, like this is the basis of many many lays, – Thou shalt not do fraud.
How would one know for a wild example that they didn’t pick the number of a mortuary and then call someone who just had a family member die? Of course, we can easily imagine the caller using 202 456-1414.
What about spoofing as 911? Where does this sort of intent take us?
Dave Sharp
May 1st, 2006 at 5:48 am
WHat should I google to find out how to do this with my cell fone?
June 3rd, 2007 at 2:53 pm
here is another one of those “legal” caller id spoofing services
http://ww.thezerogroup.com