United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Missouri

07/18/2025 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 07/18/2025 12:19

Phone Scammers Falsely Claiming to be from U.S. Attorney’s Office

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Phone Scammers Falsely Claiming to be from U.S. Attorney's Office

Friday, July 18, 2025
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For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Missouri

ST. LOUIS - The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Missouri is alerting the public of imposter scams involving individuals claiming to represent the U.S. Attorney's Office.

Previously, scammers have provided false badge numbers and claimed to have found your phone number in the contacts lists of a rescued human trafficking victim. The scammers are known to request funds through a mobile payment app.

Scammers use many tactics to sound and appear credible. They sometimes provide information like actual names of federal prosecutors and federal office addresses. They also spoof their phone numbers to appear on caller IDs as if they are calling from a government agency such as the U.S. Attorney's Office.

Remember that the U.S. Attorney's Office will never ask you to purchase a gift card or give out a credit card number.

If you are a victim of one of these scam calls, please report the incident via https://www.ic3.gov/.

Contact

USAMOE-Questions@usdoj.gov

Updated July 18, 2025
Topic
Financial Fraud
Component
USAO - Missouri, Eastern
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