The Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Little Rock office is warning Arkansas senior citizens of an ongoing fraud scheme in which scammers impersonate federal law enforcement officials and attempt to extort money. The bureau states it has received numerous reports of Arkansans losing nearly $5 million to imposters who use targeted tactics to coerce victims into sending large amounts of cash through the mail.
According to the FBI, criminals initiate the scam by spoofing, or digitally faking, authentic phone numbers linked to towns along the US-Mexico border. They also reportedly use spoofed numbers to pretend to be federal law enforcement agencies in an attempt to lure victims into sharing personal and financial information over the phone. In addition, scammers will claim a victim’s name has been associated with a specific criminal incident at the border linked to a drug trafficking organization.
Arkansas residents victimized by any scam should immediately cease all contact with the suspected criminals and report it to the FBI at ic3.gov.
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