Robocallers posing as FCC staff robocalling real FCC staff

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Robocallers posing as FCC staff blocked after robocalling real FCC staff
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/02/robocallers-posing-as-fcc-staff-blocked-after-robocalling-real-fcc-staff/

Robocallers posing as employees of the Federal Communications Commission made the mistake of trying to scam real employees of the FCC, the FCC announced yesterday. "On the night of February 6, 2024, and continuing into the morning of February 7, 2024, over a dozen FCC staff and some of their family members reported receiving calls on their personal and work telephone numbers," the FCC said.
You may not be surprised to learn that the FCC does not have any "Fraud Prevention Team" like the one mentioned in the robocalls, and especially not one that demands Google gift cards in lieu of jail time.

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vaxvms

Wow.

Crooks with high C levels (Chutzpah) do sometimes impersonate FBI agents, IRS, DEA, and so forth, but they usually don't try to call the very agencies that they are impersonating...!

Wonder if someone was playing a joke on the crooks, by giving them a list of phone numbers of FCC employees. Seems strange.