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Caller ID: Do you really know who's calling?
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| 8/30/2004
| Ben Chamy
Posted on 08/31/2004 5:34:50 PM PDT by wjersey
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To: BullDog108; wjersey; KayEyeDoubleDee
If the collection agencies try using this service they are stepping in deep doo-doo. Consumer Protection laws regarding collection agency practices/behavior forbid use of deceitful or fraudulent acts. Misrepresenting your identity tends to be a felony called "fraud."
I imagine that, in more than a few localities, there are District Attorneys who might be willing to try such a case.
To: ProudVet77
Dude, just call them back using 1-800-CALL-ATT!
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posted on
08/31/2004 5:54:15 PM PDT
by
xrp
To: wjersey
"Unfortunately, what's happened is some hackers have got to it first and gave it a bad name," Jepson said. How do you give misrepresenting who you are and how you can be reached, for commercial gain, a bad name. You can't wet the ocean.
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posted on
08/31/2004 5:55:28 PM PDT
by
William Terrell
(Individuals can exist without government but government can't exist without individuals.)
To: netmilsmom
Hi, Can't get to the phone right now, Please leave your name, number and a brief message and we will get back to you as soon as we can. I have 4 rings to answer and if I don't recognize the number I don't answer!
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posted on
08/31/2004 5:55:55 PM PDT
by
rocksblues
(Ah! The smell of toast on a November morning.)
To: ProudVet77
What ticks me off is that I will be charged for the call. I had some drunk calling me several times a week on my cell phone. I finally complained to the phone compan, and they said they couldn't do anything about it except give me a new number. I said that was the stupidest and most unreasonable thing I'd ever heard from a company in a competetive business.
I noticed, however, that the calls stopped immediately.
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posted on
08/31/2004 5:55:56 PM PDT
by
js1138
(Speedy architect of perfect labyrinths.)
To: Larry Lucido
She looks very intellegent and has very nice teeth.
(Just spoke those very words to she who must be obeyed)
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posted on
08/31/2004 5:56:54 PM PDT
by
TexasTransplant
(I made my Fortune selling Sugar Coated Cat Turds on a Stick at the DNC Convention)
To: wjersey
Great.
So this company will let perverts call women listed in the phonebook and by pass their caller ID?
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posted on
08/31/2004 5:58:08 PM PDT
by
Happygal
(liberalism - a narrow tribal outlook largely founded on class prejudice)
To: TexasTransplant
Well, let's see if I can get you in more trouble with the "one who must be obeyed."
Nice, um, fingernails.
(Now, what was this thread about again?)
To: ProudVet77; LibreOuMort
Caught a new trick about a week ago. A company left a message on my cell phone, which when I listened to it called the company back. They had encoded the dialing codes into their message to me. What ticks me off is that I will be charged for the call. LibreOuMort, time to get with our rep and write a new bill!!
ProudVet77, could you explain this in more detail? Surely your phone didn't dial from DTMF received in the message? Or did it?
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posted on
08/31/2004 6:00:47 PM PDT
by
sionnsar
(Iran Azadi ||| Resource for Traditional Anglicans: trad-anglican.faithweb.com)
To: Larry Lucido
Great, you just missed a call from Miss Delaware. #1. Miss Delaware isn't going to be calling me.
#2. If she did and got through, I'd have lots of 'splainin' to do to the lovely, intelligent, well-educated, and far more mature Mrs. Sionnsar.
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posted on
08/31/2004 6:04:43 PM PDT
by
sionnsar
(Iran Azadi ||| Resource for Traditional Anglicans: trad-anglican.faithweb.com)
To: sionnsar
Nope. The message was one of several on my cell phone. As I was listening to and deleting the messages, all of a sudden I was talking to someone. She did not expect to hear from me, and neither did I expect to hear her.
From what I can tell (I'm an IT type) they had imbedded the call codes in the message.
I knew that could be done on a regular phone, the phone company makes a call based on tones. Apparently, and it makes sense to me know, the call codes on a cell phone are silent.
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posted on
08/31/2004 6:09:31 PM PDT
by
ProudVet77
(Proud to be a FReeper)
To: cyborg
there all elective...my local service is 11.75 a month no buttons and bells just plain old dial tone...
To: Political Junkie Too
This sounds like just another setup for more fees. After they deploy the Star38 product, the phone companies will offer, for a fee, the Star38 Override feature on home phones.
You're absolutely right. And I'll probably be the first in line to pay for it.
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posted on
08/31/2004 6:12:28 PM PDT
by
birbear
(stew.ybs@verizon.net)
To: ProudVet77
Hmmm... Interesting. Potential for lots of abuse there...
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posted on
08/31/2004 6:13:30 PM PDT
by
sionnsar
(Iran Azadi ||| Resource for Traditional Anglicans: trad-anglican.faithweb.com)
To: HAL9000
"I wonder if it could violate the identity theft laws when a "familiar phone number" is used to misrepresent the origin of the call. " a "hacked cellphone" on "screensavers tv" will display on your caller i.d., "whitehouse, n the real whitehouse #"...
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posted on
08/31/2004 6:22:40 PM PDT
by
hoot2
To: netmilsmom
easily defeated:
"unavailable","out of area" or anyone not recognized=
no answer.
I'm sure Congress will pass a new law to save us all from
the invasion of the privacy snatchers.
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posted on
08/31/2004 6:25:02 PM PDT
by
Rakkasan1
(Justice of the piece)
To: hoot2
Just saw a link to a company that does just that the other day. You use their service to mask your actual phone number. Was posted right here on FR.
Perhaps the moderator can do a text search for the entry. Key word would be private investigator. I remember that phrase in the text.
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posted on
08/31/2004 6:28:33 PM PDT
by
ProudVet77
(Proud to be a FReeper)
To: wjersey
My last name is White so I typically answer the phone "White House". You'd be surprised how many telemarketers hang up immediately. Also, I told my wife if she married me, I promised one day she would live in the White House, and I was true to my word.
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posted on
08/31/2004 6:45:07 PM PDT
by
Boiling point
(If God had not meant for man to eat animals, he wouldn't have made them out of meat!)
To: Larry Lucido
Now that WILL get me in trouble, we never discuss fingernails, it is an unwritten Law.
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posted on
08/31/2004 6:53:47 PM PDT
by
TexasTransplant
(I made my Fortune selling Sugar Coated Cat Turds on a Stick at the DNC Convention)
To: ProudVet77
Caught a new trick about a week ago. A company left a message on my cell phone, which when I listened to it called the company back.
They had encoded the dialing codes into their message to me. What ticks me off is that I will be charged for the call.
Save the message and talk to a lawyer.
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posted on
08/31/2004 9:20:15 PM PDT
by
NationSoConceived
("Truth bestows no pardon upon error, but wipes it out in the most effectual manner." - M.B.E.)
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