Changing Caller ID Number Made Easy
Probably the neatest telephone related invention since cordless phone is Caller ID. Customers were finally able to pick and choose which phone calls they decided to answer and which ones they’d let go to voice mail.
Some folks just won’t answer calls if they don’t recognize the number. Before the days of the national Do Not Call directory, there were a LOT of people who let unrecognized numbers go to voice mail.
The problem for private investigators was getting the person to answer the phone. PI’s didn’t want their cell phone number to show up on a subject’s telephone, and if they called from their office the company name would show on the subject’s call ID display. Then along came Call ID Block so all information could be hidden but that frequently meant the recipient wouldn’t answer the call since it was obvious the caller was trying to hide his/her identify.
That has all changed now with Call ID spoofing services. Companies like Spoofcard.com and Spooftel provide a service where the customer can change the information that shows on the recipients’ Call ID display on their telephone, so the caller can appear to be FedEx, John Doe, the recipient’s mother or anyone else the caller chooses. The name and the number displayed on the recipient’s Call ID can be altered.
Once an account is established with a Call ID Spoofing company, here’s how the process works.
- Log into your account and enter the number you are calling from
- Enter the number you want to call
- Enter the name and telephone number you want to show on the subject’s Call ID display
- Click “Call Now”
The system will call you at the number you entered, then once connected you’ll hear the subject’s phone ringing. When he/she looks at the Call ID display, your number won’t show but the name and number you entered will.
