The FBI is sharing a warning about an ongoing fraud scheme in which scammers impersonate members of the bureau to con you out of money.

The scammers are contacting people pretending to work with the bureau’s Internet Crime Complaint Center, also known as IC3.

They will reach out by email or phone, claiming to have recovered money you lost to a scam.

But it’s fake. They are trying to con people who’ve already fallen victim to scams.

The FBI said it’s received more than 100 complaints about the scheme.

In some cases, scammers also reached out through fake social media accounts and through financial forums, pretending to be fellow fraud victims.

They will advise you to reach out to the IC3 to report the scam, but will give you fake contact info, putting you in touch not with the FBI but

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