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FBI alerts public to deepfake and IC3 impersonation scams

Published 21 July 2026

The Federal Bureau of Investigation has issued an urgent warning about a sophisticated scam in which criminals impersonate FBI personnel and the agency’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) to defraud people who have already been victims of cybercrime.

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