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...