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by smoothoperator
Tue Mar 27, 2012 8:14 pm
Forum: LEO Contacts & Bloopers
Topic: "Swatting"
Replies: 23
Views: 5140

Re: "Swatting"

Thanks for the clarification. If they're kicking down doors based on text messages, which come from mobile phones and not land lines, it sounds like this problem falls squarely in the category of Operator Error.
by smoothoperator
Tue Mar 27, 2012 7:49 pm
Forum: LEO Contacts & Bloopers
Topic: "Swatting"
Replies: 23
Views: 5140

Re: "Swatting"

Keith B wrote:In the case of 911, you would not be able to provide false information to the 911 system by spoofing yoru CallerID. Calls are identified by a totally seprate method. You additionally cannot block your information by doing a *67 or other means of blocking CallerID.
Maybe they're spoofing ANI instead but somehow they're fooling the 911 dispatchers.

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