Method and device for identifying telephone call

A method for identifying an incoming telephone call, comprising

• receiving, by an electronic device, a notification that a first telephone affiliated with a first telephone number receives an incoming telephone call from a second telephone number;
• determining, by the electronic device, whether a second telephone affiliated with the second phone number is in fact currently calling the first telephone number based on both the first telephone number and the second telephone number;
• and
• when the second telephone is not calling the first telephone number, outputting, by the electronic device, information indicating that the incoming telephone call is a number-falsified telephone call.

A processor-readable non-transitory storage medium, comprising a set of instructions for identifying an incoming telephone call, wherein when executed by a processor the set of instructions directs the processor to perform acts of,

• receiving a notification that a first telephone affiliated with a first telephone number receives an incoming telephone call from a second telephone number;
• determining whether a second telephone affiliated with the second phone number is in fact currently calling the first telephone number based on both the first telephone number and the second telephone number;
• and
• when the second telephone is not calling the first telephone number, output information indicating that the incoming telephone call is a number-falsified telephone call.

A first telephone device affiliated with a first telephone number, comprising:

• a processor-readable non-transitory storage medium storing a set of instructions for identifying an incoming telephone call;
• and
• a processor in communication with the storage medium,
• wherein when the first telephone device receives an incoming telephone call from a second telephone number, the processor executes the set of instructions to:
• determine whether a second telephone affiliated with the second phone number is in fact currently calling the first telephone number based on both the first and telephone number and the second telephone number;
• and
• when the second telephone is not calling the first telephone number, output information indicating that the incoming telephone call is a number-falsified telephone call.