FAP Poodles' 999 Hotline Kena Hacked!

[makapaaa]

[h=1]POLICE: DON’T ANSWER THE PHONE IF THE CALLER ID IS 999[/h]
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Post date:
28 Oct 2014 - 9:51pm





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The Police have explained that they are seeing an increasing number of reports in the past week from individuals who have received calls from the number ‘999’.

The caller will then claim to be from the Singapore Police, the Immigrations & Checkpoint Authority, the Ministry of Manpower or some other government agency.

They will then make up some excuse and ask for money to be transferred or for credit card details.

The Police said that the government will never call people to request for money transfers or credit card details.

They also told members of the public not to pick up if they get a call from ‘999’ and they should lodge a police report if they do receive such calls.

The public is advised not to transfer money to the caller and anyone with any information on the scam should call the police hotline on 1800-255-0000 or go to www.police.gov.sg/CrimeStopper.

 

[krafty]

it's not hacked, you twit. it's hunting line number probably using network technologies as well.

 

[Seee3]

To my understanding, police can never make an out-going call that display 999 in the recipients caller ID. It will either display the number of the hunting line assigned at the time of the call or designated line for making out going calls.

 

[laksaboy]

Sounds like it is time to give the poodles another pay raise.

 

[Sinkie]

No, ban hunting line......and promote the one who come out with this idea.

 

[cass888]

Do you specialise in stupidity? It is not the police line that got hacked. It is a loophole in the caller id system of the telcos being exploited.

[h=1]FAP Poodles' 999 Hotline Kena Hacked!

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[cass888]

For once you say something sensible.

it's not hacked, you twit. it's hunting line number probably using network technologies as well.

 

[krafty]

here is more info, the correct term used is caller ID spoofing

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caller_ID_spoofing