Stiff New Fines on the Way for Caller ID Spoofers

Taylor Dane? Singer of the 1987 smash hit "Tell It To My Heart"? You'd better not be spoofing me! Photo by bochalla

Under new rules adopted by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) yesterday, US consumers have acquired further protections against scam artists and other ne’er-do-wells who deliberately seek to defraud, cause harm, or wrongfully obtain anything of value from them.

In response to the growing number of nefarious Caller ID spoofing schemes, Congress passed the Truth in Caller ID Act which also required the FCC to establish additional rules related to its implementation.

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