According to recent reports, scammers have begun spoofing the telephone number of the Georgia Board of Pharmacy.

The scam is targeting pharmacists across the state.  When the scammers call, the caller ID will show the official number of the Georgia Board of Pharmacy (404-651-8000), but the calls are not coming from the state, they are designed to try to dupe pharmacists into sending money.

The caller will claim to be with the Board or Georgia Drugs and Narcotics Agency and tells the Pharmacist that their license has been revoked or that they are under investigation due to a complaint and may not speak to any third party.

In another version of the scam the caller claims to be associated with the Board or Georgia Drugs and Narcotics Agency and tells the Pharmacist that the Board is taking over recalls and requests wholesale account numbers for a “system update.”