Scammers Posing as FCC Officials During Shutdown, Says Flick
Broadcasters are receiving phone calls from scammers posing as FCC officials during the federal shutdown, Pillsbury Winthrop broadcast attorney Scott Flick blogged. Callers claim to be collecting “FCC fees,” Flick said Friday. “The first of these calls that we heard…
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about occurred within six hours of the FCC shutting down.” Scammers likely believe it will be hard for broadcasters to check with the FCC about the caller’s legitimacy with the shutdown in place, Flick said. Phone scammers often seek payment in gift cards, Flick said: The FCC “will not allow you to pay your regulatory fees with gift cards, and certainly doesn’t do it over the telephone.” He noted that people can't complain to the FTC during the impasse.