Federal Agency Issues Warning on Rise of Phone Impersonation Scams

There were more than 14,000 victims of government impersonation scams last year, with over $394 million in losses, the FBI said.

FBI headquarters in Washington on March 25, 2024. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

Phone scammers are impersonating employees from the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) to defraud U.S. citizens, the agency warned Wednesday.

“Impersonation scams are on the rise and often use the names and titles of government employees,” CISA said in a June 12 press release. CISA “is aware of recent impersonation scammers claiming to represent the agency. As a reminder, CISA staff will never contact you with a request to wire money, cash, cryptocurrency, or use gift cards and will never instruct you to keep the discussion secret.”