CRIMEJul 20 · 20:10 UTCTHE REGISTER

Scammers impersonate FBI on social media, prey on crime victims

The FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) warned about scammers impersonating FBI agents and IC3 on social media to target cybercrime victims. Fraudsters use fake profiles, AI-generated videos of officials, and spoofed websites to collect personal/financial information, falsely claiming to recover stolen funds. IC3 emphasized it does not communicate via social media or offer fund recovery through these platforms.

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