Sex line reports prank calls from county office Oct 24, 2009
The woman said when the calls come in to herhot line, a number identified by county officials as an outgoing trunk line for county government is what appears on her telephone caller identification. When a News-Journal reporter called the woman to inquire about the matter, the woman confirmed she has been receiving prank calls from Volusia County but declined to comment further. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
Calls on debitsare not from bank Oct 11, 2009
Some local phones with caller identification have shown various numbers as the source of the pre-recorded calls. Leas said bank personnel called one back to try to identify the caller. (Hartford City News-Times, IN)
2Behind a Massive Robocall Scam, Four Human Faces» Jun 18, 2009
Kohlfeld's "spoofing" technology allegedly duped caller identification systems to display bogus, untraceable numbers, leaving consumers without recourse to file complaints. Like Dunne, Kohlfeld, who served less than five months for a robbery conviction in 1993, claims he merely followed orders. (Fox News)
Texting, speeding teen catches officers attention Jun 2, 2009
Phones with screens, she said, can be used only to view caller identification information. And that s where texting comes in. (Wasilla Frontiersman, AK)
Pancakes rise to the Obamas' occasion May 25, 2009
She said she suspected problems when the caller identification was blocked. At first she thought the White House request was a joke. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)