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Fake FBI agents target people who already got scammed

Scammers impersonating FBI personnel are targeting people who already lost money, using AI-generated video of FBI officials and spoofed versions of the IC3 website, the Internet Crime Complaint Center warned in an update on July 20, 2026.

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Scammers are impersonating FBI personnel who supposedly handle Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) complaints, using that disguise to deceive and revictimize people who already lost money once. The IC3 published the update on July 20, 2026, building on an earlier alert from April 2025. Since then, the bureau says, the scammers have picked up new tricks, including AI-generated video of FBI officials and spoofed versions of the IC3 website itself. “Complainants report scammers use a … More

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