By Iain Thomson, 25 Sep 2014
The FBI-backed Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) has issued an advisory warning that email scammers are impersonating it to extort money from gullible punters.
The cyber-cop squad said several victims had been in contact after they received emails spoofed to look as though they are coming from IC3 itself. The emails state that a criminal report was filed against the victim's name and social security number, and demanded payment to stop legal action.
"Scammers impersonate an IC3 employee to increase credibility and use threats of legal action to create a sense of urgency," the advisory states.
"Victims are informed they have one to two days from the date of the complaint to contact the scammers. Failure to respond to the e-mail will result in an arrest warrant issued to the victim."
The Register/ full article here/ http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/09/25/feds_cheeky_scammers_are_impersonating_us_in_criminal_capers/
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