# "Location Specialist Jackson" -- This phone call is a scam, right?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [January 19, 2023, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/location-specialist-jackson-this-phone-call-is-a-scam-right/978457 "2023-01-19T15:37:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![DavidNRockies](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidnrockies/32/6279_2.png) [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\
**Post date:** [February 17, 2023, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/location-specialist-jackson-this-phone-call-is-a-scam-right/978457/15 "2023-02-17T17:27:01Z")

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I should probably add this one to the omnibus thread (that may or may not exist), but … these people recently came after my wife:

> **[Individuals Spoofing Law Enforcement Phone Numbers to Scam Victims | Federal...](https://www.fbi.gov/contact-us/field-offices/atlanta/news/press-releases/individuals-spoofing-law-enforcement-phone-numbers-to-scam-victims)**
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> The FBI Atlanta Field Office is warning the public about a phone scam where individuals are posing as local law enforcement officials.

The scammers referenced in the article, NOT the FBI 😉

And they did spoof the local Police non-emergency phone number. Luckily, a tiny amount of my cynicism and paranoia has crept into my wife’s DNA.

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