The Calvert County Sheriff’s Office has been made aware of recent “spoofing” or scam calls involving the Federal Reserve Bank wanting to collect money and attempting to obtain personal information from citizens. There are reports the scammer has a foreign accent, identifies himself as Deputy Jacob Alfonso and states the Sheriff’s Office would arrest them on a warrant.
We want to help the public avoid scams that try to trick people into falling for fraudulent schemes by mimicking or faking communications from the Federal Reserve. These “communications” could ask you to do something, like transfer money, sign loan forms or other documentation, pay an advance fee to secure a loan, or provide sensitive personal or business information. Please know that the Federal Reserve will never contact the public via unsolicited phone calls or emails asking for money or any type of personal information.
If you think you have been a victim of a telephone spoofing scam, you can file a complaint with the Federal Communications Commission here: https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/spoofing-and-caller-id
