| Although caller ID spoofing has been around for | | | | and voice changing during your call. Recording |
| several years, it is still fairly unknown to most | | | | telephone calls is often troublesome but with |
| people. Caller ID spoofing is the act of changing | | | | providers such as SpoofTel, for instance, you can |
| what appears on a person's call display or caller ID | | | | opt to record just one call or as many as you like. |
| when you place a call to them. You manipulate the | | | | Each of your recorded calls is then available for |
| phone number so that, instead of blocking your | | | | easy download. Likewise, the voice changing |
| telephone number or revealing your real one, you | | | | feature offers a fun way to disguise your voice |
| choose any number you want to display. | | | | so the receiver of your call cannot recognize you. |
| Sites such as and have brought caller spoofing | | | | Unfortunately, caller ID spoofing has received |
| mainstream. Now even regular individuals take | | | | some negative reactions. For example, some |
| advantage of its uses. In fact, a wide variety of | | | | opponents claim that ID spoofing makes it easy |
| individuals use caller ID spoofing including | | | | for scammers to gain personal information from |
| celebrities, bounty hunters and other law | | | | you by posing as someone else, such as a |
| enforcement, VIPs, and professionals. | | | | reputable financial institution. There have been a |
| Bounty hunters and other law enforcement | | | | couple of reported cases of people using the |
| officials use caller ID spoofing to help track and | | | | service maliciously although the numbers a very |
| catch suspects and criminals. Professionals use it | | | | small. There are numerous ways that crooks and |
| to disguise the number they're calling from to that | | | | scammers take advantage but caller spoofing is |
| of the office, for instance. Celebrities and VIPs | | | | not an easy way. Most providers take special |
| use it all the time to keep their real phone | | | | care to prevent fraudulent use and, for the |
| numbers hidden when placing calls. Even when | | | | millions of users it does have, the scammers are |
| calling people they may know well, there is always | | | | far and few between. |
| the chance someone could find the phone with | | | | Overall, a lot of individuals find it crucial to protect |
| their number on it. As well, regular individuals use it | | | | their privacy. ID spoofing offers an easy and |
| to simply keep their numbers private. | | | | inexpensive option. No equipment is needed, just a |
| In addition to ID spoofing itself, some providers | | | | telephone or, if placing calls via the internet, a |
| offer other related services such as call recording | | | | computer. |