{"id":13251,"date":"2025-02-11T20:23:11","date_gmt":"2025-02-11T20:23:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diigital.press\/?p=13251"},"modified":"2025-02-11T20:23:11","modified_gmt":"2025-02-11T20:23:11","slug":"if-you-hear-this-the-fbi-advises-android-and-iphone-users-to-end-the-conversation-right-away","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/otrxio.com\/?p=13251","title":{"rendered":"If You Hear This, The FBI Advises Android And Iphone Users To End The Conversation Right Away"},"content":{"rendered":"

The FBI cautions that most individuals with smartphones are at serious risk from a new, terrible scam that has surfaced.<\/strong><\/p>\n

A new fraud involving a specific phone call and some clever computer tricks has federal authorities on edge.<\/p>\n

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Although scam calls are not new, this one is especially egregious since, according to the FBI, many Android and iPhone users may find it difficult to recognize the scammer as they approach.<\/p>\n

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This is because the scam can be quite convincing because the con artists have been able to\u00a0\u201cspoof\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0the caller ID number. It poses as a technical support line, a bank, the US Customs and Border Protection (CBP), or even your local police department.<\/p>\n

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The victims are then deceived into transferring funds from their account or setting up harmful software on their device.<\/p>\n

To give you less time to ponder, the scammer would, as is common with such attacks, make you believe the situation is urgent.<\/p>\n

Furthermore, eliminating malware could be a daunting task, even if you are aware of its existence.<\/p>\n

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Consider this officer\u2019s stern caution regarding QR codes. A stranger can get full access to your phone with only one scan of an apparently harmless code. That includes your phone numbers, photographs, credit card information, and internet banking details.<\/p>\n

In any case, it\u2019s very easy to follow the FBI\u2019s guidelines to safeguard your equipment and yourself from a costly error.<\/p>\n

Hang up the phone if you get an unsolicited call from someone you haven\u2019t called first, even if it appears like a reliable source.<\/p>\n

According to the FBI, there is so little probability that such a call is genuine that the danger is not worth it.<\/p>\n

Scammers may get in touch with you and claim that your bank account is being targeted or that you must provide money to prevent police arrest.<\/p>\n

These kinds of scenarios have arisen for police agencies from Virginia to New York, as victims have reported that scammers have been calling them pretending to be local law officials and forcing them to give money.<\/p>\n

Forbes\u00a0reports\u00a0that authorities have warned that\u00a0\u201cthis type of scam has occurred throughout the region, including Alexandria, and across the country\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0and that the latest scam campaign has been ongoing for a few weeks.<\/p>\n

The force continues,\u00a0\u201cScams have variations, but generally the caller will identify themself as a law enforcement officer and tell the victim, falsely, that a warrant has been issued because they missed a court date, did not show up for jury duty, have an overdue fine, or something similar, and they will be arrested unless they pay right away.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Though scammers have been known to\u00a0\u201cuse the names of actual deputies or police officers\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0and have been able to conceal their phone numbers\u00a0\u201cto make it look like they are calling from a local enforcement agency,\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0officials insist this scenario doesn\u2019t occur.<\/p>\n

Similarly, the FBI advises you to hang up and call your local law enforcement to describe the situation if you get a call from a police officer requesting money or making some other strange request.<\/p>\n

Similar warnings have been sent by the CBP on a\u00a0\u201cspike in phone calls\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0from worried individuals who received calls from con artists impersonating CBP staff members\u00a0\u201cseeking information about suspected illegal activity.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

CBP said it\u00a0\u201cwill not call a suspect or a victim requesting money or social security numbers\u2019 nor make calls \u2018threatening citizens that law enforcement is on the way or promising money for information.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

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The FBI cautions that most individuals with smartphones are at serious risk from a new, terrible scam that has surfaced. A new fraud involving a specific phone call and some clever computer tricks has federal authorities on edge. Although scam calls are not new, this one is especially egregious since, according to the FBI, many […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":13252,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13251","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/otrxio.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13251","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/otrxio.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/otrxio.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/otrxio.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/otrxio.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=13251"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/otrxio.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13251\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/otrxio.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/otrxio.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=13251"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/otrxio.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=13251"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/otrxio.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=13251"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}