The convenience of caller ID is that you know who’s trying to reach you before you pick up. If you have the number in your contact list, your phone will let you know who’s calling—technology has even gotten so advanced that your smartphone can let you know if it’s “potential spam” so you can avoid the call. However, if your caller ID tells you that you’re getting a call from a federal official, chances are you’re going to pick it up. But police are now warning about one such call you could receive, and why you’ll want to report it immediately. Read on to find out why you won’t want to speak to this one official in particular.
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Spam calls are nothing new, but it seems as if they are getting more and more common. Police departments across the country have issued warnings about these calls, where a scammer will often “spoof” caller ID information to make it look like a phone number from the police or other authoritative agencies.
A sophisticated new scam has been fooling residents in Virginia, where fraudsters call victims, claim to be police officers, and threaten to arrest them for failing to appear for jury duty. The scammers, of course, say that you can avoid this by paying a fine via electronic payment or by purchasing a prepaid debit or gift card, the Albermarle…
