Caller ID Spoofing Auditel cares about Robocalls, and we care about you! Robocalls are annoying but can be dangerous. With no one there when you answer, 800 number calls offering a lower interest rate on your credit cards, holiday charity scams and especially Medicare scams. These are just a few of the types of scam calls you might have received or will receive, sometimes multiple times per day. They are all designed to steal your personal or banking information or your identity and a great many of them come from outside the U.S. So, what is spoofing? A common ruse is for scammers to “spoof” the number on your caller ID. Your caller ID might show anything, from the IRS , your banking institution, a number from your area code and prefix to imitate being a local business or anything they can think of to get you to answer your phone. What’s a simple and effective way to prevent these criminals from ripping you off? Just don’t answer the phone unless it’s fro...
