U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is alerting the public about an increase in phone scams involving individuals posing as CBP officers to gain sensitive personal information. These scammers, claiming to be U.S. Border Patrol agents or CBP officers, are contacting individuals across the country under the pretense of investigating suspected illegal activity related to drug or money shipments.
CBP Houston's Acting Director of Field Operations, Rod Hudson, emphasized through a statement that CBP does not contact individuals by phone to request money or personal information:
