SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) -It starts with a phone call that appears to be from your bank. There’s a problem, and your money is at risk.
Crooks will use caller ID spoofing, mimicking a number you might recognize. If you answer, it goes downhill from there. They’ll tell you they’re a Federal Trade Commission agent and discovered someone stole your Social Security number. The only way to secure your money is to send it somewhere else.
“The FTC doesn’t have agents,” said Steven Weisman with Scamacide…