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Fortuna Police are warning area residents of a phone scam alleging to be a call from the Social Security Administration.

The caller apparently is spoofing phone numbers, making it appear that the calls are legitimate, when they in fact are not, according to police.

Spoofing is when a legitimate number appears in the victim’s caller ID, but the originating call is not from who they claim it is from.

From reports that FPD has received, the individual calls the targeted victim claiming…