Crime & Safety
Woman Duped by DHS Phone Scam in Sterling: Police
She got a phone call from a man "from 911," says the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office, and was told her immigration paperwork was missing.
STERLING, VA — A woman fell prey to a DHS phone scam Friday in the 45000 block of Wellesley Terrace, according to the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office.
She told police she received a call from a man saying he was "from 911." He said her immigration paperwork was missing and a warrant would be issued for her arrest.
She was told to go to the "DHS" website — presumably the Department of Homeland Security — and click on "contact us."
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She did so and received a phone call from 800-767-1833 from a person not associated with DHS who instructed here to pay money to a bail bondsman via iTunes gift cards.
And so she did, before realizing she had been scammed.
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