FBI Alerts to Fake Agent Scams Targeting Past Cybercrime Victims

The FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) warns against scammers impersonating FBI agents on social media and messaging apps, especially targeting previous cybercrime victims. These fraudsters create convincing fake accounts and offer recovery services to victims, exploiting their desperation. The FBI emphasizes that IC3 does not communicate through social media and never contacts victims to recover funds.

Key precautions include: never paying upfront for recovery, ignoring unsolicited claims, not sharing personal information, using verification tools, and reporting scams to IC3. The article also highlights the utilization of deepfake technology by scammers to enhance credibility.