U.S. Customs and Border Protection has repeatedly issued warnings about phone scams that “target residents across the country to obtain personal information that circumvents financial security protocols.”
The agency said in a post on Sunday's X that scammers are posing as CBP agents or Border Patrol agents while promising money for information or threatening that law enforcement will come.
of social media The post was in response to an earlier warning in November following a “surge in calls from concerned citizens about scammers.”
“When CBP suspects illegal activity, we do not call suspects or victims requesting money or Social Security numbers,” Rod Hudson, acting director of CBP Houston field operations, said in a statement.
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection says scammers are posing as agents and looking for banking information. (U.S. Customs and Border Protection)
“To be clear, CBP does not make phone calls threatening citizens or promising money for information that law enforcement is on the way to U.S. Customs and Border Protection. “Anyone who receives a call regarding the shipment of drugs or money should be aware that it is a scam,” the statement continued, “regardless of how genuine the caller may sound.”
The scammers even provided the names and phone numbers of real CBP officers published online to help victims identify them, the agency said. Some went so far as to give their targets fake case and badge numbers, according to CBP.
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The US CBP has announced that scammers are posing as employees and obtaining financial information from their targets over the phone. (CBP)
Some scams include a pre-recorded message saying something like “A shipment of drugs or money in your name has been intercepted” before the target is asked to press 1 to connect. It was something. To a living person.
Residents on the receiving end of calls, known as phishing, should not provide any information to the caller.
The type of scam CBP is referring to on the call is known as phishing. (Kurt “Cyber Guy” Knutson)
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Here are four key points that CBP reminds people of:
- CBP does not come out of the blue with promises or threats of money.
- CBP does not use gift cards, cryptocurrencies, or wire transfers.
- Don't trust caller ID.
- If you are unsure whether a call or email is genuine, contact CBP by typing the agency name in the search bar and clicking on their website to find their contact information.
