ATF Warns Public of Scam Involving Fraudulent Calls

[shanneba]

Washington, D.C. – The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) is alerting the public to a scam involving fraudulent phone calls from individuals claiming to be “ATF Officers” or “Agents.”
These scammers, using phone numbers appearing to originate from Martinsburg, West Virginia, are instructing victims to purchase Apple gift cards in amounts of $500 or $1,000 to “clear a red flag” from their accounts. Victims are then asked to provide gift card numbers to the callers.

ATF Warns Public of Scam Involving Fraudulent Calls | ATF

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[Pitdogg2]

Seriously!? Folks that stupid deserve to be duped!

 

[SimonRL]

Seriously!? Folks that stupid deserve to be duped!

Sadly, they wouldn’t be doing it if there weren’t

 

[Belt Fed]

So....I'm not getting a gift card?

 

[Certified Silly Goose]

The scammers really don't know just how distrusting this crowd is, do they? Boy did they pick the wrong people to try and scam.

 

[no life]

Yes the atf aren't the ones scamming people with these calls suuuure...

 

[OldGrunt]

I'd be really interested to find out how or where the data breech occurred. From an online retailer? Or perhaps a breach of government records? It wouldn't be the first or last time a government agency had a breach of records or documents.

 

[no life]

I'd be really interested to find out how or where the data breech occurred. From an online retailer? Or perhaps a breach of government records? It wouldn't be the first or last time a government agency had a breach of records or documents.

Maybe it's just scammers using auto-dialer computer programs and VOIP... i kinda hope this but we'll see...

 

[Ozarker]

Well, how do I get that red flag lifted?

 

[Shibadog]

I just answer unknown number with “Warren County Sherif’s office may I help you?” That typically leads to a quick disconnect

 

[Old_Me]

we get from time to time, phone calls from Chase Bank.

i never answer the phone, it goes directly into an answering machine, so they do not leave any message.

however....each call from Chase bank...??

is a different area code.

and no, we have no Chase Bank accounts.

wife and i were caught up in a State of RI data breach, (nearly 700,000 people), and as such, all our credit reports are frozen for our protection

 

[Old_Me]

Well, how do I get that red flag lifted?

you stand on the shore line of the lake, pond, or beach, you wear a yellow with purple polka dots bikini, and you do jumping jacks, as you sing "tie a yellow ribbon around the old oak tree"........

with-in a short time, not only will the red flag be lifted, but so will you be, by the men in the white coats.

 

[Oldmountaiman]

Washington, D.C. – The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) is alerting the public to a scam involving fraudulent phone calls from individuals claiming to be “ATF Officers” or “Agents.”
These scammers, using phone numbers appearing to originate from Martinsburg, West Virginia, are instructing victims to purchase Apple gift cards in amounts of $500 or $1,000 to “clear a red flag” from their accounts. Victims are then asked to provide gift card numbers to the callers.

ATF Warns Public of Scam Involving Fraudulent Calls | ATF

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ATF, trust me I'm from you government