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A fake FBI agent duped 13 victims out of $2.9 million.
The con man used the name of a real FBI agent to scam victims attached to an “@usa.com” email instead of the real @fbi.gov.
In April, the FTC announced a new rule that could allow it to help people scammed via government and business impersonations. Seniors are often targeted, but so are others, like The Cut’s financial columnist, who lost $50,000 to a man impersonating a CIA agent.
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