A Jasper business says a scammer is “spoofing” their company phone number to make phone calls to intended victims.

‘Spoofing’ is the act of making it appear on your cell phone or caller ID that you’re receiving a call from a local telephone number, when in reality the scammer could be somewhere on the other side of the planet.

In this case, John Ringo of Advanced Automotive says a scammer is spoofing the business phone number, which is 409-384-6528.

Ringo said he has received calls from local residents letting him know that this is happening, and he says the scammer claims that they are notifying their would-be victim of fraudulent activity on their bank or credit card account. The scammer then requests all of the account information, which in turn allows them access to the victim’s money.

Law enforcement has repeatedly warned citizens to never give out personal information to anyone who calls you, and to instead just hang up.

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