The set-up is simple. Imagine for a moment that you have a strong suspicion that your partner is cheating. If possible, review their cell phone call log and contacts to find the number of the ‘other’ cheater. Once you have this information and a simple fake caller ID card, you are ready to use call spoofing technology to catch your cheating partner.

If you were to use your own cell phone and contact information, or to hide your caller ID information, to call the ‘cheater’ it is unlikely your call would be picked up. By substituting your partner’s caller ID information for your own, you increase the likelihood of making contact. As an added benefit, the ‘cheater’ will believe your partner placed the call. This way, there will never be ‘suspicious’ calls or concerns that you know!

Technology on your side

Luckily, there isn’t a lot of complicated software or hardware involved. In fact, all that is required is a simple fake caller ID card. Think of it like buying minutes for your phone. The cost is not prohibitive and the cards are readily available on the Internet. Even better, it only takes a few minutes to change the contact information.

Some of these call spoofing programs offer additional benefits that can make collecting evidence of the infidelity even easier. In some cases, you may be able to record all or part of a conversation for later use. It is important to be careful using this feature, as it is illegal in some states to record conversations without the permission of both parties.

The possibilities for fake caller ID are almost limitless. They can be used any time you wish to keep your name and contact information private. People have had success using the technique to fake telecommunicating from home, when they are really on vacation, and to assist in skip tracing.

The future of caller ID

When caller ID was first developed, it was an ‘added’ service and one that not many people had. As technology changed, caller ID has become the norm. While most of us enjoy the ability to screen calls, it does have its downside – caller id announces us to everyone we call. Fake Caller ID is yet another step in the process of developing technologies to aid us in communications. Whether you are choosing to use Fake Caller ID to catch a cheating spouse, lie about your whereabouts or simply protect your identity, it is a tool that everyone should have in their arsenal.

As broadband internet and VoIP technology becomes commonplace, more and more offices have employees working remotely. Some of these telecommuting employees are work at home mothers, or employees with disabilities. Some are outsourced talent, who may work in another state, or even another country. So how do companies maintain their integrity with such a disparate work force? While it’s possible to tie everyone together online with email signatures and usernames, how can companies do the same for business calls? The answer is call spoofing!

Fake caller ID technology is an excellent way to tie a workforce together. Call spoofing works best over Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), which makes it ideal for international employees who are using a VoIP program, such as Skype to make calls. For a business with employees spread across the globe, it’s important to maintain the impression of a solid, traditional workforce.

That’s why so many industries are switching to fake caller ID as a way to maintain their corporate image. Consumers want assurance that the people they are speaking to are professionals. It’s hard to convey that image when business calls come from wildly different numbers. If the sales representative is calling from a cell phone and customer service is working through Skype, and the technical team is calling from the head office, it can cause a lot of confusion and mistrust on the end of the consumer.

A much better solution lies in call spoofing. With a good fake caller ID program on hand, each of these calls can appear to originate from the same source. This will alert the customer to respond to calls from any member of your team, whether it’s a response to a customer service ticket, or information from a sales rep.

Another great feature of call spoof services like Cdyne.com are text-to-speech applications that allow employees to create standardized messages that go right out to the consumer. The great Google widget that is included with this service features a dialer for quick calling. This is perfect for business who outsource to countries like India or the Philippines. With text-to-speech options, heavily accented calls are no longer a concern, and even employees without full command of English can make company calls through the aid of pre-written scripts.

Fake Caller ID

Is it legal to use a fake caller ID?
Of course it is! It’s entirely legal to use call spoofing, provided that the actions of the caller are responsible. It’s not recommended that you use fake caller numbers for illegal purposes, as calls can always be traced back to origin and location.

Where can I get call spoofing for my company?
There are several reputable brands that offer fake caller ID cards and services. The top providers are
Spoofcard, Spooftel, and Telespoof. These companies provide easy to use service that can be quickly integrated into your regular business practices.

If you own a cell phone there is a service that will give you this information and much much more! The service is called TrapCall and is available in (4) different levels of service including a free basic version and on up to a $24.95 a month version that includes many additional features that your cell phone provider should have provided you with.

The service Plans

TrapCall is nice enough to provide a free plan, we decided to try the free trial of the Bear Trap service ourselves and continued to keep it and pay for it accordingly.

TrapCall Testing & Usage

We tested many features of the Bear Trap service and found it to be a great service. We tested TrapCall with an iPhone 3GS. The initial reason for testing was to discover who was calling from blocked numbers, which the service revealed very easily. Beyond that, we found an additional use for the service that TrapCall makes no mention of on their website.

We found that if you travel overseas and want to avoid keeping your phone on and incuring expensive international roaming fees, you can turn your cell-phone (or leave your phone off) into an airplane like mode (so that it doesn’t try to connect you to a cell network). This will allow your calls to be forward to your voicemail while you are in a different country. As long as calls are able to reach your voicemail, you can receive an email notification of the phone call with caller ID, as well as a transcript of the voicemail. This has the potential to save you a bunch of money if you are a regular overseas traveler.

Note: The reason we say OFF, is we found that if you leave your phone ON and do not answer, the incoming call is rarely if ever routed to your voicemail. It usually goes to a message from the local cell phone company.

Conclusion

I can tell you that the service works great, it does an amazing job of unmasking private callers. The additional features of the paid service are worthwhile if you need them. We really have nothing bad to say about the service!

DISCLAIMER: This is neither an affiliate nor a paid blog posting of any kind. The editor of this site had a genuine need for the service and has actually paid for the service for the past several months. The views and opinions expressed in this post are those of the writer and were not influenced in any way by TrapCall or it’s affiliates.

Caller ID Spoofing shouln’t be used for harassing or illegal purposes.

The service was called Phone Fake, and of course that actual service doesn’t exist, but others do. If you want to try out caller ID spoofing or text spoofing, check out our list of providers.

Also of note: By using a third party caller spoofing service, your phone number will NOT show up if someone is using this method. By allowing your call to be placed on your behalf and connected to you with one of these services, your anonymity remains intact because only the real number of services’ outbound line would show up…if anything at all.

Although not the intended usage of fake caller ID, it is a great product and is used by private investigators as a fast, easy, and inexpensive method of obtaining ownership information of a phone number. Check it out for yourself!