Imposter FBI Agents
Who wouldn’t get goosebumps if someone called and said they were with the FBI? That’s just what a lot of scammers did in 2022. They called Americans to say that the FBI was collecting money on a legal judgement against the recipients. The FTC understands that fear, but the agency wants you to know that government bureaus don’t call people to ask them for money or personal information.
“No matter how urgent and serious the call sounds, neither the judgment nor the agent are real,” the FTC wrote in a November 2022 consumer alert. “Like other impersonation scams, FBI imposters are after your money and personal information, and they might even threaten to arrest you unless you pay immediately.”
