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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Please see the FBI advisory below and forward to your user base as you deem appropriate.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Thank you,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Thor Sage<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Executive Director<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Miami Valley Educational Computer Association<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">937-767-1468 x3101<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="color:#1F497D">Not-for-profit Technology Services for Education and Local Governments<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:white"><a href="https://athena.api.deloittefusion.net/threat_advisories/view/7565"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:white;text-decoration:none">FBI Warns of Scammers
Impersonating Government Officials Targeting US Citizens</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:white;text-decoration:none">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Issue Date:</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"> Mar 8, 2022 |
<b>TLP:</b> Green<sup>1</sup> | <b>Serial:</b> G-TN-EN-01-19888 | <b>Industry:</b> All |
<b>Region:</b> North America <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">On March 07, 2022, the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) released an advisory warning of scammers impersonating law enforcement or government officials in their ongoing fraud schemes targeting
US citizens. The scammers focus on extorting money or stealing the personally identifiable information of US citizens.<br>
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According to the report, the scammers used bogus credentials and spoofed exact phone numbers belonging to the US government and law enforcement agencies to gain victims' trust. The scammers create urgency, use an aggressive tone in the campaign, and instruct
victims to refrain from sharing the incident with anyone, including friends and families. The victims are also threatened with arrest and imprisonment for several fake reasons, and asked to provide their sensitive information because a data breach supposedly
affected them, or their documents expired and needed renewal. In some cases, the scammers threaten the victims with bogus legal consequences and ask for money via prepaid cards, overseas wire transfers, or cash by mail or cryptocurrency.<br>
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The FBI quoted the incident and mentioned that the authorities never communicate by phone to demand money or sensitive information. The FBI also said the authorities always reach out to anyone in person or by official letters mentioning the legal actions. The
FBI urged citizens to ask for the identity card of the officials to validate before complying with their request.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">1.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Deloitte CTI, "20220308-FBI Warns of Scammers Impersonating Government Officials Targeting US Citizens." Threat Connect. [Online]. Available:
<a href="https://tc.deloittecyber.net/auth/incident/incident.xhtml?incident=1749215">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt">https://tc.deloittecyber.net/auth/incident/incident.xhtml?incident=1749215</span></a> [Accessed: 08 March 2022].<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Staff, "FBI Warns of the Impersonation of Law Enforcement and Government Officials," FBI, 07 March 2022. [Online]. Available:
<a href="https://www.ic3.gov/Media/Y2022/PSA220307"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">https://www.ic3.gov/Media/Y2022/PSA220307</span></a> [Accessed: 08 March 2022].<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Sergiu Gatlan, "FBI: Govt officials impersonated in widespread extortion schemes," Bleeping Computer, 08 March 2022. [Online]. Available:
<a href="https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fbi-govt-officials-impersonated-in-widespread-extortion-schemes">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt">https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fbi-govt-officials-impersonated-in-widespread-extortion-schemes</span></a> [Accessed: 08 March 2022].<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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