ALBANY, N.Y. (WNYT) — The FBI is warning Albany-area residents about scam calls that fake the agency’s main phone number to steal money and personal information.
The FBI’s Albany Field Office said the scam starts with someone pretending to be from a bank and claiming a victim’s information was used to open an account and buy a firearm. The caller then transfers the victim to someone posing as an FBI agent while FBI Albany’s main number appears on caller ID.
According to investigators, the scammer may give a fake name and badge number and sometimes ask to move the conversation to an encrypted messaging app. The FBI said these calls are fraudulent and told people to hang up right away and report them…