Re: Identity Theft

[rhkramer@gmail.com]

On Wednesday, December 22, 2021 09:19:31 AM Curt wrote:
> On 2021-12-21, rhkramer@gmail.com <rhkramer@gmail.com> wrote:
> > That is a known thing (a telephone intercept of a cell phone call), I
> > have found nothing so far about such a thing happening with a VOIP phone
> > or land line.
> 
> It's a known thing to dial one number and reach another? 

On a cell phone yes, but I'd have to google again to find a link, I'll try to 
do that between now and tomorrow.

> Can you provide
> a link? 

See above.

> What do you mean by intercept? 

Well it wasn't a word I originally used, but as I googled, I found reference 
to that.  It seems it can mean (refer) to at least two (slightly) different 
things;

   * the thing that law enforcement (and others) can do (legally or not), that 
is put a wiretap on the "line" (virtual or real) and listen in / record the 
conversation

   * the other implied / inferred meaning is that of what I described, that is 
calling one number and having it be intercepted by another party who might 
masquerade as the called party.  (Somebody on the list pointed out essentially 
the same thing as a "man in the middle" attack.)

I did a little bit of googling ([telephone intercept cell phone]) before 
sending this to see if I could find a link, but no luck.  (It's possible I 
misunderstood something I saw, but I don't think so.)