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Article: TRICKING CALLER ID GETS EASIER WITH SPOOFING SERVICES, WEB.(FRONT)
- Article from:
- The Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI)
- Article date:
- March 2, 2006
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Byline: PETER SVENSSON Associated Press
NEW YORK -- Last fall, U.S. Rep. Tim Murphy's office started getting phone calls from constituents who complained about receiving recorded phone messages that bad-mouthed Murphy.
The constituents were especially upset that the messages appeared to come from the congressman's own office. At least, that's what caller ID said.
"People thought we were making the calls," Murphy said.
The calls, which the Pennsylvania Republican estimated in the thousands, were apparently placed with fake caller ID. That has been possible for a long time, but it generally required special hardware and technical savvy.