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How to Trace the Location of a Spoof Card Call

By Pamela Moradi, eHow Contributor

updated: November 23, 2010


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The source of spoofed phone calls no longer has to remain a mystery.

With advancements
in technology, people have numerous methods available to block a number
when placing a phone call. Spoofing a telephone number is a method
that developed and became illegal in 2007. This method actually makes a
number appear as a different number when it shows up on caller ID, which
can be quite confusing for anyone receiving one of these phone calls.
An individual can be certain that a number was a spoof call if he
attempts to call a number back and it is not in service. In some cases,
tracing the location of a spoof call might give some peace of mind.

Difficulty:
Moderately Easy

Instructions

things you’ll need:

  • Trap Line (ANI)
    • 1

      Obtain the spoofed number from caller ID.

    • 2

      Try calling the number back to
      verify that the number is a spoofed number. Sometimes a recording will
      be played stating that the number is not in service. This is a sure way
      to know that it is a spoofed number. In other cases, a perfect stranger
      may answer who has nothing to do with the nuisance phone call.

    • 3

      Visit a website that offers a reverse look-up tool to go through any and all possible search engines and locate the source of the number.

    • 4

      Rent a trap line, a
      technological tool that unblocks blocked phone calls or spoofed numbers.
      Multiple companies offer this service. A trap line is commonly used by
      private investigators to trace the exact location of a caller. Trap
      lines use Automatic Number Identification.

    • 5

      Report ongoing unwanted
      telephone calls to the police and local telephone company. According to
      PrivacyRights.org, a harassing phone call is classified by a call that
      uses abusive or threatening language. It can also be any phone call that
      uses heavy breathing or silence as a form of intimidation. Multiple
      phone calls, of course, also fall into this category.

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Tips & Warnings

  • Keep in mind that a
    spoofed number could be the number of someone totally innocent and
    unrelated to the unwanted telephone call. When calling a number back
    when trying to investigate a spoofed call, remember that the person on
    the other end of the line may not be the individual who placed the call.

  • Police
    cannot become involved with an unwanted telephone call unless the calls
    have been received multiple times or if abusive or threatening language
    has occurred during the phone calls.

References

Resources

  • Photo Credit:
    calling by phone image by Maria Brzostowska from Fotolia.com;

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