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I received a phone call Nov. 30 from 509-545-6240. The woman said she was from Amazon and her name was Jenny Kim. She gave her ID number as AMZ45406. She said someone at 49 Arcadia Court in Albany, N.Y. had used my ID to buy an Apple MacBook and Air Pods for $1,537.35 and billed it to me. I told her I did not make that purchase. She forwarded the call to a man who claimed to be Andrew Katsaros of the Federal Trade Commission, who said his ID badge was dc708621. I looked up both online to try to verify who he was and everything matched. He asked for my birthday and the last 4 digits of my Social Security number, then told me my ID had been used to launder $986,000. He gave me a federal case number of TX9001VH520 and then transferred me to a guy who claimed to be Christopher Taylor of the Drug Enforcement Agency, who was investigating the case, he said. Taylor gave his ID as 62291. I’d been suspicious so I asked him how we could verify who he is. Then, the phone connection was lost. I’ve contacted the Federal Trade Commission, my local bank and credit card company. I’ve also put a freeze on my credit with all three credit agencies. And I contacted the county sheriff. I’m unsure what else I can do to protect my ID.