Event Brief
Tennessee warns of automated scam phone calls
By The BriefBrief · Sources (1)
Filed: Sep 21, 2026 at 5:00 PM ET
Summary: The Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security issued an urgent warning about a fraudulent automated call scam targeting residents. Officials say scammers are using automated phone calls that falsely claim to come from the department and stress that the agency will never request money.
WHO: Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security; scam callers impersonating the department
WHAT: Fraudulent automated phone calls impersonate the Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security; officials warn residents and say the department will never request money.
WHEN: Sep 21, 2026 at 3:43 PM ET
WHERE: Tennessee
WHY: No specific cause was reported beyond the event itself.
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