State Senator Files Anti-Caller ID Spoofing Act

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- A state senator from Tulsa has filed legislation to crack down on the growing problem of caller ID spoofing.<br/><br/>Senator James Williamson says ID spoofing enables perpetrators

Thursday, January 18th 2007, 3:59 pm

By: News On 6

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- A state senator from Tulsa has filed legislation to crack down on the growing problem of caller ID spoofing.

Senator James Williamson says ID spoofing enables perpetrators to harass others and even use the technology to commit crimes that can bilk individuals and companies out of thousands of dollars.

Williamson says it's easy to go on the Internet or call a 1-800 number and subscribe to a service that lets callers trick the people they call. He says spoofers can make it look like the call is coming from your doctor, your bank or any other number and then fraudulently obtain personal information.

Williamson's legislation would make caller ID spoofing a misdemeanor punishable by up to a year in jail and a fine of up to $10,000.