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Ohio AG Warns About '911' Call Scam

Ohioans are receiving calls showing 9-1-1 on the caller ID. The call is an alert saying that there's a warrant out for that person's arrest and they need to call a certain number to the attorney general's office to avoid legal action.

It's a fake number that goes straight to the scammers who then ask the victims for personal information.

DeWine wants people to know that seeing 911 on the caller ID doesn't mean it's official.

DeWine: "They have the ability-scammers do to what we call spoof that phone number up there so that's no indication at all of what that's coming from."

The attorney general adds that people can always ask for a request for information to come by mail.

Tony Ganzer has reported from Phoenix to Cairo, and was the host of 90.3's "All Things Considered." He was previously a correspondent with the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation, covering issues like Swiss banks, Parliament, and refugees. He earned an M.A. in International Relations (University of Leicester); and a B.Sc. in Journalism (University of Idaho.) He speaks German, and a bit of French.