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SMS spoofing. SMS spoofing is a technology which uses the short message service (SMS), available on most mobile phones and personal digital assistants, to set who the message appears to come from by replacing the originating mobile number (Sender ID) with alphanumeric text.
Example of caller ID spoofed via orange boxing; both the name and number are faked to reference leetspeak. Caller ID spoofing is a spoofing attack which causes the telephone network's Caller ID to indicate to the receiver of a call that the originator of the call is a station other than the true originating station.
Synthetic identities are fake identities that combine fake information with actual ID data. For example, combining a real social security number along with a fake address and other synthetic data points. The fraudster can then use the fake identity to acquire driver's licenses, passports and other real ID as well as credit cards and other accounts.
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Scams are becoming more and more prevalent. Here's a list of scammer phone numbers and area codes to avoid answering if you don't know exactly who's calling.
Scammers have been manipulating search results to provide false phone numbers or direct customers to fake sites. Delete suspicious emails or texts that say they're from FPL
Police say the caller ID number used by this scam is a legitimate Virginia State Police Area Office phone number. State police have received numerous calls about the scam within the past few days ...
The Truth in Caller ID Act of 2009 is an Act of the United States Congress that generally makes it illegal to use false Caller ID information for a call with the intent to defraud or scam a called party. The Act makes exceptions for certain law-enforcement purposes.
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Customers are receiving text messages asking them to pay an outstanding toll balance to avoid a late fee. Here's how to spot the scam. Megan VerHelst and Jacob Baumgart , Patch Staff