Caller ID systems are now being hacked by criminals who are manipulating the system to create fraudulent calls to unsuspecting people who assume their caller ID is correct in the name and number it displays, here is how to avoid this typecall of fraud..
Step 1 – In order to avoid caller ID fraud and a possible scam you need to know the warning signs that someone has hacked into your called ID system. This is happening on a regular basis now and you need to be cautious when you just assume the name and number appearing on your caller ID is accurate.
Step 2 – Hackers can now make someone else’s name and number appear on your telephones caller ID, this practice is called “ID spoofing”. Many crooks are now calling pretending to be your mortgage, phone, or insurance company and trying to request your personal information.
Step 3 – Many people assume that just because their caller ID says their bank, insurance company etc. is calling it must be true, well it’s not. Never give out any personal information to these people as they already have your personal information there is no reason that they need to call you and ask for it again. Hang up on these calls immediately, no matter who they claim it is and what the caller ID says.
If you want to double check you can call the companies 800 number to verify, but no company that already has your personal information will call you asking for it again. When you receive a call like this report it to the Federal Trade Commission(there is a link to their website listed below). These are the best ways to avoid caller ID fraud
We actually resorted to leaving a detailed message on our affected line’s answering system stating that the explaination as to why there received an unwanted call by our number in the caller id. That message continued on by communicating our situation to friends and family and asked them to call our cell numbers. Only those who knew our cell phone number would be able to reach us. We also left our new Blog, CallerIdFraud.info, on the message to give those who wanted to know more about the bull of Caller Id Fraud.
We found the Caller ID with Ring Controller to be the best available solution at this time. If your having similar fustrations, look into it!
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