Hi et al yesterday, I had a very odd occurrence on my iPone 4S running IOS 7.0 prior to upgrading it to 7.0.2.
In response to a position I applied to on the 30/9/2013, I received a phone call from a recruiter Name: LLOYD HARRINGTON AUSTRALIA PTY LTD ACN: 136 810 583 ABN: 44 136 810 583 where, my iPhone, displayed my own mobile phone number as the caller id. Letting the call go through to my voice mail, they left a message, with their correct call back number. My voice mail system, also captured the caller id as my mobile number. After checking my voice mail, I called the recruiter, and left a message as the person was 'out to lunch'. They rang back, a few hours later, and again, the caller id displayed, was my mobile number. I promptly, backed up my phone and upgraded it to 7.0.2, and re-installed applications, etc. After lengthy discussions today, with my carrier, who confirmed a 'glitch' and discussions with LLyod Harrington, that their VOIP phone system ( GrandStream), has for the past 3 months, occasionally sent out, the incorrect caller-id. After contacting AppleCare, to confirm, if there was any possibility, that my iPhone configuration, could 'trick me' into thinking that I was calling myself, to which they have confirmed, a very confident 'NO' and that the caller-id must have been sent via the carrier. Has anyone come across this 'scam' recently ? Does anyone know, if it is still illegal, under the telecommunications act, to impersonate ( clone ) a caller id in Australia ? Is this a reportable offence ? Was this a singular instance against a 'Prostate Cancer Survivor' or have they been using, tactics to impersonate other phone numbers ? ( Looking for any other know instances of configuration options that could mimic my situation. ) Regards, Mark A. Lane _______________________________________________ msosug mailing list [email protected] http://mexico.purplecow.org/m/listinfo/msosug
