TGirl-Kay 7485 Report post Posted September 20, 2012 A friend of mine received a text message from another friends # today it was romantic in nature. My friend didn't send it and there is no record of it being sent from their phone. Any thoughts on how this might have been done and how to find out who did it. It's caused a lot of hurt feelings. Thanks Kay. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
backrubman 64800 Report post Posted September 20, 2012 A friend of mine received a text message from another friends # today it was romantic in nature. My friend didn't send it and there is no record of it being sent from their phone. Any thoughts on how this might have been done and how to find out who did it. It's caused a lot of hurt feelings. Thanks Kay. Yeah the originating number can't be trusted for both phone calls and text messages. It's easy set it to any number you want it to appear as. What really confuses non-technical people is that most smart phones will even match the number to your contact list and display your friend's picture (if added or harvested from elsewhere, e.g. facebook, twitter, etc.) when it didn't come from them at all (voice call or text). For non-technical folks there are services that make this easy for them also, here are some related specifically to text messages (but there are more for making voice calls): SMS Spoofing - http://www.smsspoofing.com SpoofCard (New for 2011) - http://www.spoofcard.com SpoofTexting - http://www.spooftexting.com Fake My Text - http://www.fakemytext.com The SMS Zone - http://www.thesmszone.com Can't always trust your eyes when it comes to caller id or text messages. I always think of this when SPs say no blocked calls, ok, so what number would you like me to call you from? :) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Boomer 33202 Report post Posted September 20, 2012 Some time ago I started a thread on phone apps. There is a link to an article in the Globe and Mail, and if you don't read it, at least go to the bottom of the article and it will tell you about a number of apps which can be used today to hide your identity. It is really required reading. http://cerb.ca/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=103750&highlight=phone+apps Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TGirl-Kay 7485 Report post Posted September 20, 2012 Thanks so much guys, I knew that I could count on my CERB friends :) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
