The scammer may be posing as an IRS agent, a police
officer, or a representative from another governmental agency. After
tricking people in picking up the line, the criminal then attempts to
entice the other person to giving up personal information. To date, hundreds of thousands, perhaps even millions, have been
defrauded, including veterans, immigrants, and senior citizens. In
Somerset County, New Jersey, a county which I represent here in the
House, scammers cloned the telephone number of the county sheriff's
office and impersonated the sheriff's staff in an effort to steal
residents' personal information. This problem has gotten out of control.
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