[Asterisk-biz] CID Spoofing

[Michael Greb]

On Thu, Jul 28, 2005 at 04:40:24PM -0400, C F wrote:
> On 7/28/05, Michael Greb <michael at thegrebs.com> wrote:
> > On Thu, Jul 28, 2005 at 10:14:08AM -0400, C F wrote:
> > > On 7/27/05, Michael Greb <michael at thegrebs.com> wrote:
> > > > On Wed, Jul 27, 2005 at 03:42:45PM -0400, C F wrote:
> > > > > First for Alex,
> > > > > People do it for all types of reasons, and not always for criminal
> > > > > activity. Collections is one example. If you can't get a hold of
> > > > > someone just call him with the callerID of his wife, girl friend, or
> > > > > boss, and you'll be surprised of the results.
> > > > Sure you might get them on the phone but you would be in violation of
> > > > the rules that regulate what collection agencies can and can't do to get
> > > > in contact with you.
> > >
> > > I did not say collection agencies, I said collections. If you are not
> > > employed by someone else, then you do collections all the time. Every
> > > so often there is someone that likes not to answer the phone becuase
> > > they know you want money, in which case this IS legal, and it acutaly
> > > works.
> > 
> > I used imprecise language.  It doesn't matter if you work for a
> > collections agency or not, the provisions regulating collections still
> > apply.
> > 
> 
> Not true, if it's a debt owned to you (you didn't sell that debt, or
> you were not hired by someone to collect someone elses debt) then you
> are not a collector by law.

Correct, you aren't a debt collector, but if you use any name other
then your own business name in any medium when communicating with a
debtor (i.e. presenting yourself as someone else via caller ID spoofing)
then you are responsible for meeting all provisions of the Fair Debt
Collections Act, including those which apply solely to debt collectors.

Perhaps before you correct me, you go read the act for yourself.

Michael
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