AT&T warns of scam affecting customers [telecom]

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BRYAN, Tex. (KBTX) - AT&T is warning its customers in the 979 area code about a scam hitting the Brazos Valley.

Company representative Austin Higginbotham called News 3 to spread the word of this scam, which he said happens often but is peaking in the

Higginbotham said your mobile phone will receive a call from what appears be a local number, possibly even your exact number. If you answer, Higginbotham warns that a scammer posing as an AT&T employee will ask you to verify personal information about your account.