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Springfield, MO – U.S. Marshal Mark S. James, Western District
of Missouri, wishes to warn the public about a telephone scam involving
the U.S. Marshals Service name.
Since the beginning of March
2019, the United States Marshals Service in Springfield, Missouri has
received multiple reports of a phone scam involving individuals claiming
to be Deputy United States Marshals, or U.S. Marshals Service employees.
These calls typically involve an individual identifying themselves as a
Deputy U.S. Marshal, who then informs the victim that they have a
warrant for their arrest. These bogus callers often go on to either
solicit personal or identifying information from the victim, or to
threaten the victim with fines and/or arrest.
U.S. Marshal Mark
James wishes for the public to know that these calls, or calls of this
nature, are fraudulent and represent an ongoing telephone scam involving
the name of the U.S. Marshals Service. Frauds of this nature have
appeared in various forms across the country, and usually involve the
scammer attempting to solicit court costs or fines from the victim over
the telephone. Persons receiving such a telephone call are urged not to
provide any personal information to the caller—to include credit card
information—and to not otherwise pay any fictitious fines. Victims are
urged to end the call, and to file a complaint online with the
FBI-Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) at website:
www.IC3.gov.
Additional information about the U.S. Marshals Service can be found
at http://www.usmarshals.gov.
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