2019-03-06   World

Homeland Security warns public of spoofing scam involving department phone numbers

Homeland Security warns public of spoofing scam involving department phone numbers

WASHINGTON (WPBN/WGTU) – The U. S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)Office of Inspector General (OIG) is issuing a fraud alert after reports of department telephone numbers have been used recently as part of a telephone spoofing scam. Spoofing is the deliberate falsifying of information transmitted to a caller ID display to disguise an identity.