“Criminal organizations could have used these badges for their illicit activity under the guise of federal agents. Our CBP officers were able to identify these very realistic counterfeits and stop ...

The scammer will provide the name and phone number of an actual CBP employee; some provide face case numbers and badge numbers. A variation on the scam call uses pre-recorded message. The target ...

Scammers are seizing the opportunity to prey on the most vulnerable. In many cases, they know exactly who they're calling.

Read On The Fox News App Scammers even went as far as providing an actual CBP employee's name and phone number available on the internet for the victim to identify, the agency says. Some went so far ...