Matthew R. Molsen United States Attorney for the District of Nebraska | U.S. Attorney for the District of Nebraska
The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Nebraska has issued an alert regarding imposter scams involving individuals claiming to represent the office or other government agencies.
These scammers may reach out through various methods such as phone calls, emails, texts, written communication, or social media messages, claiming to be from the United States Attorney’s Office or another government entity. While legitimate employees may contact the public for official purposes, they will not seek payments through questionable means, nor will they exert pressure or threats.
One common method scammers use is "phone spoofing," which falsifies caller ID information to disguise the caller's identity or location. This tactic can make calls appear as though they are coming from a local number or a reputable organization. Scammers often present themselves as credible by providing real names of federal employees and their office addresses.
Those who receive such suspicious calls are urged to report the incidents through https://www.ic3.gov/ or https://tips.fbi.gov/home. Further information on avoiding imposter scams is available at https://consumer.ftc.gov/features/how-avoid-imposter-scams.
