> Scammers impersonate cops, use arrest threats to extort victims

Scammers are posing as police officers and federal agents, threatening arrest unless victims pay up, the FBI warns. The FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) updated an alert it first issued in 2022, citing “losses totaling more than $1.6 billion” between January 2025 and July 2026. According to the FBI, most complaints involve a caller who accuses the victim of committing or being connected to a crime, then threatens “arrest, prosecution, or imprisonment” unless the … More → The post Scammers impersonate cops, use arrest threats to extort victims appeared first on Help Net Security.