The FTC is not calling to deactivate your phone number

October 22, 2026 · 6:00 am 1 sources

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• The FTC is not calling to deactivate your phone number
  Federal Trade Commission · October 22, 2026 06:00
  Here’s the latest twist on FTC impersonators: someone claiming to be an FTC official (who’s really a scammer) calls to say a phone was registered under your name and number and is being used to commit scams in another country. The “FTC official” even reads off their badge ID (it’s a fake badge).…