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A sophisticated phone scam is targeting bankruptcy filers in several states. Posing as attorneys and using personal information from actual bankruptcy filings, scammers target their victims and direct them to wire money immediately to satisfy a debt.
The National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys issued this statement: “Under no circumstances would a bankruptcy attorney or staff member telephone a client and ask for a wire transfer immediately to satisfy a debt. Nor would the bankruptcy attorney and staff ever threaten arrest if a debt isn’t paid.”
Apparently scammers use software to spoof the caller ID system so the call appears to be originating from the phone line of the intended victim's bankruptcy attorney. Typically the calls come late in the evening or during non-business hours to make it difficult for intended victims to verify the call.
Any consumer receiving this kind of call should hang up and contact his or her bankruptcy attorney as soon as possible.
Do not give any personal or financial account information to the caller.
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