Jackson is alerting licensed professionals across North Carolina about scam calls targeting their licenses and impersonating representatives of state licensing boards. The callers often have publicly available information like a name, license number, or professional identification number, which they use to sound legitimate. They may then falsely claim the licensee is under criminal investigation and use that pressure to demand personal or financial information.

“These scammers do their homework. They’ll have your license number and enough real details to make the call sound plausible, and then they’ll tell you you’re under investigation to scare you into paying or handing over personal information. No licensing board operates that way. If you get a call like this, hang up and call the board directly using the number on its website.” – AG Jackson