Federal authorities are warning Americans about a potential foreign scammer or group of scammers who are posing as prosecutors or federal law enforcement officers. The FBI Field Office in Atlanta said in a release that suspects are contacting American citizens and attempting to defraud them by claiming they are potential victims or suspects in a fraud investigation.

The FBI is warning citizens about scammers impersonating federal prosecutors and law enforcement agents.

A multi-agency investigation led by the FBI San Diego Field Office made 19 arrests today as part of an investigation into an alleged international criminal network believed to have scammed senior citizens out of more than $400 million, authorities reported.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The U.S. Department of Justice’s D.C. office announced an interagency initiative Wednesday specially designed to dismantle international crypto scam operations known as “pig ...

A new Texas scam uses bank texts and fake FBI calls to convince victims to move their own money straight to criminals.

Since 2022, criminals impersonating police officers have contacted Chinese students and told the victims they're under investigation for alleged financial crimes in China, the FBI said.

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — The FBI is urging shoppers to "take a beat" this holiday season. The FBI Miami Bureau says it is seeing more fraud scams in South Florida this year. Many of the scams involve targeted ads that seem realistic because they use ...