Cyber Criminals disguise the FBI department staff Depending on the online scandal, they try to take advantage of people who have already lost money to digital frauds.
The FBI on Friday said that more than 5 people were trying to quit as a representative from December 2021 to February 2021. Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3)The The center conducts reports of online scandals as well as other digital offenses.
Although they compare with other types of online fraud may seem especially bold, IC3 camouflage complaints represent a small fraction of reports in IC3 every year. In the only 2023, very recent year available, IC3 has been recorded More than 880,000 Online scandal complaints are for $ 12.5 billion losses.
The FBI in the IC3 disguise has said that cyber criminals initially communicated with their goals in various ways through email, phone calls, social media messages and online forums. Almost all scammers claimed that the targets lost by the goals were recovered, or said that they were helping to recover lost money.
In fact, scammers wanted to reconsider people who had already lost money because of the previous online scandal, the FBI said.
In one case, the FBI says that scammers created female personalities on social media sites and infiltrated online groups for financial fraud victims, pretending to be damaged themselves. Scammers will then encourage a male personality through the telegram of the actual victims that they created as “Jaim Queen”, whom they claimed that the “chief director” of IC3.
Once contacted, “Queen” Persona will claim that their lost money has been recovered, but then this lie will use them to hand over their financial information, allowing the scammers to hunt again.
How to avoid getting scandal
Here is how the FBI and other camouflage scandals can be spotted and avoided.
FBI does not use telegram. FBI does not reach through messaging apps, social media, public forums, emails or texts. Delete and report these types of irrational messages.
It doesn’t even charge for help. IC3 will never ask you to pay for the lost money in a scandal, or refer you to an organization that asks to pay your money to pay your money.
Keep your personal information private. Never share sensitive data like your banking information, online account login or social security number with someone who has reached you online or on the phone.
Ignore the requests for the money. Never pay money, cryptocurrency or gift cards to someone you don’t know or just dealt online or on the phone.
Help prevent future crimes. Try the scandal and scandal ICSThe The victims of 60 years or older may contact the Elder Justice Hotline of the judiciary to those who need help to file a complaint at 1-833-Fraud-11 (833-372-8311).