Feds warn of phone scam threatening arrest, service shutoff
Scammers pose as officials, claim your number was used in international fraud and demand a 'security deposit' to avoid arrest or loss of phone service — the FTC says the threats are fake.
The Federal Trade Commission is warning Americans of a new scheme that threatens an arrest or for your phone to be turned off. However, the threats and the “official” on the other side of the call are fake.