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Prank Calls Spook 'Other' Clintons


AP Online
02-08-2005
Dateline: NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark.
Prank calls are nothing new for the famously named Bill Clinton of North Little Rock, but never had they been as scary _ or as high-tech _ as this one.

Clinton, who is not related to the former president and Arkansas governor of the same name, was the victim of a dangerous prank late last month when another person used a computer to hack into a caller-ID system and hijack Clinton's home number.

After hacking into a computer system in a process called "caller-ID spoofing," the as-yet unidentified caller made several calls to Clinton's home Jan. 29, telling Clinton's son he was going to disturb all the neighbors with calls that would ...

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