[BC] ANI Faking

[Powell Way]

On May 11, 2008, at 1:03 AM, Tom wrote:

> Spoof Caller ID - yes.  Spoof Switchgear controller - No.  If you did, 
> you couldn't make the connection, because the switchgear wouldn't be 
> looking at the right circuit.
>
> Same as IP numbers - they're added AFTER the user input; system 
> internals.
>
> While YOU, the customer, may see spoofed - or non-existent - numbers, 
> the switchgear, like the Internet Router, knows the truth.  And can be 
> made to reveal what it knows... to the right people, in the right 
> place, asking the right questions.
>
> Like I said - complaints to the Attorney General's Consumer Affairs 
> folks can and will yield results unpleasant to the 
> spammer/telemarketer.
>


Tom's right !!!!   CALLER ID and ANI are        N O T           the 
same thing.  You can block caller ID when you call but you CANNOT block 
ANI to services that use it  that such as businesses when you call an 
800 number or the police or fire department.

Powell