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Spoofing Tactics Used by Telemarketers Would be Banned Legislation introduced by Senator Sam Thompson would hang up the phone on telemarketers hiding their identities by spoofing the name or phone number displaying on caller ID.

“Telemarketers have mastered technology that allows them to inter- rupt our lives with phone calls that hide their true identities,” said Thompson (R-12). “We’ve all gotten the calls from numbers that ap- pear to be from local exchanges, or even seem to originate from our own cell phones. This is an invasion of privacy, and it will be prohib- ited under my bill. It will protect consumers from the onslaught of unwanted calls.” Thompson’s measure (S-1426) would stop marketers from placing calls that fail to provide the name of the company or making a call or text message that displays false or misleading caller ID information. “Spoof calls are increasing. The phone rings and you have no idea who is on the other end of the line,” Thompson noted. “These mar- keters shouldn’t be able to hide their names or locations. This bill will remove the anonymity and people will know exactly who is on the line before they decide to answer the call or ignore it.” Thompson’s bill also provides that a person who manipulates a caller ID service is guilty of a disorderly person offense, punishable by a prison term up to six months or a fine up to $1,000.

Sen. Sam Thompson has introduced legislation cracking down on telemarketers that barrage consumers with calls from spoofed phone numbers. (SenateNJ.com)

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