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Scam Alert WPLG <\/p>\nPublished:\u00a0April 2, 2026 at 10:56 AM<\/p>\n
lead-art-block.fullscreen-enterExpandScam Alert WPLG <\/p>\n
MIAMI \u2014 The FBI\u2019s Miami field office is warning the public about a growing scam in which criminals impersonate federal law enforcement officials to defraud victims out of money and sensitive personal information.<\/p>\n
According to the FBI, fraudsters are contacting individuals through text messages, phone calls, and emails, falsely claiming to be involved in official investigations. Victims are often told they are either suspects or victims in a fraud case, creating a sense of urgency and fear that scammers exploit.<\/p>\n
In some cases, criminals pose as bank employees working alongside supposed FBI agents. These coordinated schemes are designed to convince victims to hand over financial details or personal identifiable information. Authorities note that many of these offenders operate from outside the United States, making them more difficult to track.<\/p>\n
The FBI emphasized that legitimate federal law enforcement officials will never request money or sensitive personal information from individuals over the phone, online, or via email.<\/p>\n
The agency is urging the public to remain vigilant and follow several key precautions:<\/p>\n
Be suspicious of unsolicited calls, texts, or emails. Trust your instincts — if something feels off or overly urgent, cut off communication and save any written communications as a record of what occurred. Independently verify claims by contacting agencies, banks, or companies using official contact information\u2014not details provided by the caller. Avoid sharing money or personal information with anyone you did not initiate contact with. <\/p>\n
Anyone who encounters this type of scam\u2014or similar fraud\u2014is encouraged to report it to the FBI\u2019s Internet Crime Complaint Center at ic3.gov<\/a>, call 1-800-CALL-FBI (225-5324), or submit tips online at tips.fbi.gov<\/a>. Tipsters can remain anonymous.<\/p>\n \ud83c\udfe0 News From Your Neighborhood<\/p>\n Copyright 2026 by WPLG Local10.com – All rights reserved.<\/p>\n Amanda Batchelor is the Digital Executive Producer for Local10.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Published:\u00a0April 2, 2026 at 10:56 AM lead-art-block.fullscreen-enterExpandScam Alert WPLG MIAMI \u2014 The FBI\u2019s Miami field office is warning…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":216157,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[123,125,124],"class_list":["post-216156","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-miami","tag-miami","tag-miami-headlines","tag-miami-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/216156","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=216156"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/216156\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/216157"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=216156"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=216156"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=216156"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"Amanda](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/https:\/\/author-service-images-sandbox-us-east-1.publishing.aws.arc.pub\/wplginc\/83776d46-011c-4018-ab.jpeg\")
Amanda Batchelor<\/p>\n