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In article <1992Dec24.071910.2760@lunatix.uucp>, Chad Helfenberger writes:

> >BTW something else to add to the fire. Yesterday (12/21) I got a strange call
> >from a woman claiming that prank calls were coming from my house. I don't
> >know if she got the number from CNID or *69 ringback service. I'm certain
> >that it wasn't true (I was on the phone at the time she said the calls were
> >made) but just intersting about how information can be used against you.
> 
> That's very strange.  Could you determine by talking to her what happened?  
> Could you convince her that you were, indeed, not the harassing caller?  
> Anyone else have any other things to add on this?

        I personally would watch this closely.  I realize that while
computers, in theory, don't make mistakes, operators and programmers do. 
The possibility exists that this woman can't read her CID box, or can't
listen to the *69 recording properly, but it is also possible that someone,
somewhere has figured out a way to display someone else's number when
making a call (perhaps an on-the-rampage telco employee?).  Has this
happened again?  Since you were on the phone at the time of the supposed
calls, you can probably rule out the possibility of restless teenagers (not
that _all_ teenagers are like this) crouching at your groundblock with a
phone modified to use alligator clips...

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