|
|
|
For Immediate Release |
Contact: |
May 20, 2022 | U.S. Marshals Office of Public Affairs (703) 740-1699 |
U.S. Marshals Alert Public of Scam
Phone Calls U.S. Marshals Service Sees a Spike in Calls in the Northern Ohio Area |
Toledo, OH – The U.S. Marshals are alerting the public of a current imposter scam involving individuals claiming to be U.S. Marshal Peter Elliott. Scammers have been calling victims to explain they missed court dates, have outstanding warrants, or failed to appear after being served with subpoenas. No such subpoenas were ever served, and the victims were not named in any court case. The scammers even have a recording saying the caller has reached the Federal District Courts and can be connected to the U.S. Marshals. These calls may appear to come from number (419) 318-3768, but could appear as another number on a caller ID. Scammers use many tactics to sound credible. They sometimes provide information like badge numbers, names of actual law enforcement officials and federal judges, and courthouse addresses. They may also spoof their phone numbers to appear on caller ID as if they are calling from the court or a government agency. If a citizen receives a potential scam phone call, the US Marshals are urging the public to call the clerk of the court’s office of the U.S. District Court in your area and verify the court order. If an order does not exist, then it is likely the individual is being scammed. “The U.S. Marshals would never ask for a
credit/debit or gift card number, banking routing numbers, or ask for
funds to be wired for any purpose,” said US Marshal Pete Elliott. “If
the caller is urging you to provide this type of information or any
other personal or financial information, hang up and report the call to
the Marshals. You can even report anonymously.”
Additional information about the U.S. Marshals Service can be found at http://www.usmarshals.gov. #### |