Tracing Calls w/Spoofed Numbers? [telecom]

(PeteCresswell) · 2011-07-14T13:17:50+00:00

Is this even possible - given the resources of a government?I keep getting these lame-sounding letters from the Pennsylvania(USA) AG's office explaining why they can't do anything abouttelephone solicitors calling my cell phone.The reason given is that they are offshore, spoofing CallerID,and/or relaying calls through multiple servers.But the cynic in me thinks that if those same calls were to ahigh-ranking politician, perhaps threatening bodily harm... thatthe NSA would be all over the perp in a matter of days - if nothours or minutes.Am I wrong?

Jul 14, 2011 22 Replies

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Wes Leatherock 15 years ago

If [they] announce "Press 1 for Dave." you have to remember the "1" before you know [who] it's for. If you [hear] "For Dave, press 1" you know that what follows is the number you want or don't want. The first way, you may not remember where you are in a fairly long list, most of which you have no interest in.

Wes Leatherock snipped-for-privacy@yahoo.com snipped-for-privacy@aol.com

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Pete Cresswell 15 years ago

Per David Scheidt:

Thanks.

Now that it's been said, I can see that it really would be annoying.

OTOH, for telephone solicitors....... -)

"H E L L O....... Y O U......... H A V E...... R E A C H E D.... THE...............SLOW.............. TALKERS.........OF..... AMERICA........ PLEASE......... PRESS...... 1..... FOR........

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