It's actually a very amusing article. Now that they have been drawn out where we can all see them it looks like a guy with a criminal record (no surprise), a guy who claims he was duped and a guy who invented spoofing technology. It was his programming that made our Caller ID's display numbers that couldn't be traced. According to the article, these are the "masterminds" behind the scam:
— Christopher D. Cowart, 47, of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., owns
Transcontinental Warranty, a Delaware company based in Fort Lauderdale. A
graduate of Southeastern Louisiana University, Cowart likes to read, travel and
play golf in his spare time. He also maintains a Facebook page and uses a
LinkedIn profile to advertise his latest business ventures.
— James A. Dunne, 36, of Daytona Beach, Fla., owns Florida-based Voice
Touch with his wife, Maureen. Dunne has a checkered legal past, including
charges of filing a false report of a bomb that landed him six months in jail in
1991. He was most recently arrested in 2001 for indecent exposure, but those
charges were later dismissed.
— Maureen E. Dunne, nee Maureen Geisen, is James Dunne's wife. Little
information can be found pertaining to her.
— Damian P. Kohlfeld, 35, of Valparaiso, Ind., is the owner of Network
Foundations, which is based in Chicago. Kohlfeld allegedly supplied the
technical know-how for the alleged telemarketing scheme employed by all three
companies. The Arizona State University graduate has more than a decade of
experience writing software and building computer networks. His latest hit,
according to the FTC, was a "spoofing" device that tricked caller ID
systems.
So now you know who to chase after if your number was on the Do Not Call registery and you were receiving calls selling car warranties. In fact, maybe you could look up their number and give them a call. I'm sure they would be glad to hear from their millions of potential customers. After all, these folks like to use the phone to stay in touch.
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