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FCC warns consumers about scammers impersonating agency officials
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The front of the Federal Communications Commission building in Washington, D.C. (FCC public domain image)The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is warning consumers about scam calls and texts from fraudsters impersonating FCC commissioners or agency employees.
The scheme involves calls or text messages that falsely claim a consumer’s phone number is under investigation for criminal activity, the FCC said in a news release this week.
In many cases, scammers pose as government agencies or officials and claim that a consumer must make an immediate payment or verify personal information to resolve a supposed problem.
“Scammers have been contacting consumers and pretending to be me,” FCC Commissioner Anna Gomez said in a statement on Monday.
“No FCC Commissioner will ever call or text asking for your personal information or demanding money.