Americans Warned of Scammers Impersonating FBI Workers

The impostors claim to be FBI internet-crime unit workers who have recovered the victim’s lost funds.

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The FBI has warned Americans of scammers who are impersonating the bureau’s crime complaint unit to defraud people by falsely offering to help fraud victims recover stolen funds.

Noting that it has received more than 100 complaints over the past two years about scammers pretending to be FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) workers, the bureau said that “almost all complainants indicated the scammers claimed to have recovered the victim’s lost funds or offered to assist in recovering funds.”