FBI Warns Its Website for Reporting Cyber Crimes Is Being Spoofed by Scammers

Ahmad Austin Jr. Sep 24th, 2025, 4:28 pm

An FBI seal is displayed on a podium before a news conference at the field office in Portland, Ore., Jan. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)

The FBI issued a public service announcement revealing that its website for reporting cyber crimes had been spoofed by scammers looking to steal personal information.

The statement was posted Friday, Sept. 19 on the FBI’s official website for the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3). According to the bureau, “threat actors” had created replicas of IC3’s website for the purpose of harvesting user data. The PSA continued:

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is providing this Public Service Announcement (PSA) to war

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