ID Spoofers Suffer

The Federal Trade Commission announced that the first telemarketers who were ID spoofing were fined, liable for $530,000 in damages and barred from continuing this activity. ID Spoofing is a process where the caller sends a false signal as to where the call is originating.

There were two individuals and one corporate defendant barred because of violating the Do Not Call rules as they attempted to sell mortgage loans, refinancings, and other products. Srikanth Venkataraman, doing business as Scorpio Systems didn't pay for access to the Do Not Call List, did call some numbers that were on the list, and faked the caller ID system.