The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has issued a warning about a spike in its phone number being used for Social Security fraud. The Bureau says that recently it has seen an increase in calls that fake the number of its headquarters, 202-324-3000. Fraudsters use services that spoof the real phone number of a government agency or service to show them on the recipient’s caller ID. Gift cards are a payment mechanism preferred by the scammers since all they need from the victim is a code.
Source: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fbi-warns-of-rise-in-social-security-scams-spoofing-its-phone-number/