Phony Internet ads selling big-ticket items, from cars to recreational vehicles to boats, led to nearly 7,000 complaints to the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) and accounted for more than $20 million in losses,the agency said on Friday. Victims als0 made payments for what they...
On July 12, 2018, the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3)issueda public service announcement (PSA) regarding the continued increase of Business Email Compromise (BEC)/Email Account Compromise (EAC) scams, especially in th...
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The scammers routinely mention connections to the FBI, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), or other government agencies in order to help bolster their legitimacy. Those who believe they have been scammed are encouraged to file a report with the FBI'sInternet Crime Complaint Center. ...
SJTA Executive Director Stephen F. Dougherty said in a press release, We encourage all E-ZPass customers to remain vigilant during this attempted criminal operation and encourage them to report anything suspicious to the Internet Crime Complaint Center. The saying ‘It’s better to be safe than...
In a public service announcement dated June 1, the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) alerted the public of a string of email messages reportedly landing on inboxes of unknowing online users in an attempt to extort money. T...
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In a release, the FBI explained that from January 1 to July 31, the FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center received more than 1,800 complaints about romance scams where victims were coerced into sending money digitally or trading cryptocurrency for another person. ...
The noteworthy here is the use of online dating sites, according to a public service announcement issued by the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3). Groups who recruit money mules (a term used to describe a person who launders money for criminal groups) have been active in ...
The FBI has recently issued a Public Service Announcement (PSA) from the agency's Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3), the division responsible for receiving, collating and categorizing digital threats. According to the PSA, the bureau has seen a relevant increase in the number of complaints su...