Caller ID spoofing is one of the more creative inventions of the past few years.
It was invented primarily to provide privacy to callers.
The first commercial service to fake or change your caller ID became available in 2004.
Spoofing is an inexpensive and simple way to shield yourself from providing virtually every person you call with your actual name and telephone number.
There can be many reasons to want to change your caller ID.
Popular reasons to fake your caller ID might include the need to protect your personal contact information or the desire to maintain a level of professionalism that could easily be compromised otherwise.
The process to use the SpoofCard is very simple.
The process includes the purchase of airtime, the use of a toll-free telephone number and a personal identification number.
It ends by placing the phone call, complete with the area code and telephone number.
The entire process to change your caller ID will typically not take more than two or three extra minutes, and normally less time than that.
The SpoofCard has several different available options to make its' use more effective.
Those options include the ability to use virtually any name and contact information, as well as being able to call many international numbers for a slightly higher fee.
Exceptions to that would include certain government and emergency telephone numbers.
There is also a unique ability to record some or all of your telephone conversation.
It is possible to place international calls while spoofing your caller ID, however its' use is only available in countries other than the United States when both systems are compatible.
If they are not both compatible, either your spoofed information will not appear, or caller ID will not work at all.
International calls will require a verification procedure, to further protect your privacy.
The SpoofCard makes it very easy to change your caller ID.
An important piece of information regarding spoofing is that while it's legality is guaranteed in the United States, certain uses may be illegal in specific areas.
As an example, some states limit the ability of one person to record a phone conversation without the others' permission or consent.
Therefore, prior to using the ability of the spoof card to record phone calls, you would need to determine the laws for both areas.
An interesting feature to keep in mind when you fake your caller ID is that your chosen information will also appear on the other persons' phone bill with the spoofed information.
This verifies that at no time will your correct information become available to the other party.