Questions? Comments? Email or call 212 217.HELP (4357). Visit /cybersafe and stay tuned for emails from for the latest from the Cybersafe campaign at FIT. You will get a call to your own phone number immediately. If you want, choose between awesome features like recording, voice changer, sound effects or group call spoofing. The Division of Information Technology is dedicated to informing the community of the latest cybersecurity threats. Your own number, any caller-ID (spoofed number) and the recipient's. If you fall victim to this type of scam, you should contact your local police and the Federal Communications Commission. If you get a call from “911” do not answer - it’s a scam. Mockcall offers the ability to make local toll, domestic long distance, and international telephone calls by using either a telephone or a computer. By disguising their identity to a trusted contact or organization in your area, the caller attempts to increase the chances. When you receive a call from a real 911 call center, it will display as a standard 10-digit telephone number or in some cases “restricted” or “blocked”. Spoofing or caller id spoofing is a scammer who uses a fake caller ID to mask the source of an incoming call and intentionally transmit it to your phone. Criminals can change the display phone number to something different than the actual number they are placing the call from, making it appear to be from any number they want including 911. You were the victim of a caller ID spoofing. You get off the phone and urgently call others only to find out that everyone is fine and the call was a fake! The operator proceeds to ask you several personal questions to help them with the care of your loved one. The operator tells you that someone close to you has been a severe accident. You answer it immediately because “911” is synonymous with emergencies. Your phone rings and the Caller ID displays “911”.
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