The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Missouri has issued a warning about scammers posing as representatives from their office. These imposters have been known to use false badge numbers and claim that they found individuals’ phone numbers in the contact lists of rescued human trafficking victims. They often request funds through mobile payment apps.
To appear credible, scammers may provide real names of federal prosecutors and addresses of federal offices. They also manipulate caller IDs to make it seem like they are calling from a government agency such as the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
Officials remind the public that “the U.S. Attorney’s Office will never ask you to purchase a gift card or give out a credit card number.”
Victims of these scam calls are urged to report incidents at https://www.ic3.gov/.
