{"id":10091,"date":"2015-06-11T04:00:14","date_gmt":"2015-06-11T09:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/?p=10091"},"modified":"2015-06-10T21:27:58","modified_gmt":"2015-06-11T02:27:58","slug":"tennessee-department-of-commerce-and-insurance-warns-consumers-of-id-spoofing-phone-scams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/2015\/06\/11\/tennessee-department-of-commerce-and-insurance-warns-consumers-of-id-spoofing-phone-scams\/","title":{"rendered":"Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance warns Consumers of &#8220;ID Spoofing&#8221; Phone Scams"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-212257\" title=\"Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance - TDCI\" src=\"http:\/\/www.clarksvilleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/TDCI.jpg\" alt=\"Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance - TDCI\" width=\"190\" height=\"77\" \/><strong>Nashville, TN<\/strong> &#8211; Your phone rings, you check the caller\u2019s number and discover the number dialing your phone belongs to you.<\/p>\n<p>This unusual scenario isn\u2019t your phone\u2019s fault. Instead, it\u2019s a ploy known as ID Spoofing, and it\u2019s a trick perpetrated by criminals using Caller ID cloaking technology to mask their real phone numbers.<\/p>\n<p>After disguising their real numbers, scammers can cause a consumer\u2019s own phone number (or the phone number of a loved one) to appear on your phone\u2019s Caller ID. <!--more-->When an unsuspecting consumer answers the phone, the scammers will then attempt to defraud consumers with a host of schemes (card services scams, medical alert device scams, among others) all designed to cheat consumers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cID Spoofing deceives consumers into unwittingly answering a phone call that they might not normally answer,\u201d said Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance (TDCI) Deputy Commissioner Bill Giannini. \u201cScammers can use ID Spoofing to gain access to consumers\u2019 valuable personal information and financial data.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, adding a phone number to the National Do Not Call Registry won\u2019t protect consumers from scammers who are willing to break the law. TDCI\u2019s Division of Consumer Affairs wants consumers to be informed of ID Spoofing and ways to protect themselves from ID Spoofing scams.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Don\u2019t answer the phone if your number shows up on your phone\u2019s Caller ID.<\/li>\n<li>Don\u2019t attempt to call the number back, and do not press any buttons if prompted.<\/li>\n<li>If you do answer the call, don\u2019t give out your personal or financial information. Never give your personal information over the phone to someone you don\u2019t know.<\/li>\n<li>If you believe you\u2019re the victim of an ID Spoofing scam, call TDCI\u2019s Division of Consumer Affairs at 615.741.4737 or go online here and file a complaint.<\/li>\n<li>If you lost money on a scam as a result of ID Spoofing, immediately report the theft to your local police or sheriff\u2019s department.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nashville, TN &#8211; Your phone rings, you check the caller\u2019s number and discover the number dialing your phone belongs to you. This unusual scenario isn\u2019t your phone\u2019s fault. Instead, it\u2019s a ploy known as ID Spoofing, and it\u2019s a trick perpetrated by criminals using Caller ID cloaking technology to mask their real phone numbers. 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