The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) reported:
Find the original article and how to know if it is the FTC here.
Here’s how this new FTC impersonator scam works:
The goal is to ask for a payment or get your financial information.
- You get an unexpected message from a contact you don’t know
- They say they’re an FTC employee or “agent” (they’re not) and they can help you “recover losses” (they can’t) from a previous scam
- To “verify” their identity and gain your trust, they send you a photo of an employee ID and a badge (all fake)
The goal is to ask for a payment or get your financial information.
Find the original article and how to know if it is the FTC here.
Key Takeaway: Do not rely on photo proof via text.
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