Overview

• Over 100 cases of scammers impersonating FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) employees have been reported since December 2023.
• Fraudsters contact victims through email, phone calls, social media, and forums, posing as law enforcement or fellow victims.
• Scammers falsely claim to have recovered lost funds, using the ruse to steal victims' financial information.
• One tactic involves fake profiles in victim support groups directing individuals to a fictitious IC3 'Chief Director,' Jaime Quin, on Telegram.
• The FBI reiterates that IC3 employees will never directly contact victims or request payments for fund recovery services.