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Caller Poses as CISA Rep in Extortion Scam
From: "US-CERT" <US-CERT () ncas us-cert gov>
Date: Fri, 29 Nov 2019 20:12:05 -0600
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Logo National Cyber Awareness System: Caller Poses as CISA Rep in Extortion Scam [ https://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/current-activity/2019/11/29/caller-poses-cisa-rep-extortion-scam ] 11/29/2019 07:07 PM EST Original release date: November 29, 2019 The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is aware of a phone scam where a caller pretends to be a CISA representative. The scammer claims to have knowledge of the potential victims questionable behavior and attempts to extort money. If you receive a threatening call from someone claiming to be a CISA representative, CISA recommends the following actions: * Do not respond or try to contact the caller. * Do not pay the caller. * Contact your local FBI field office [ https://www.fbi.gov/contact-us/field-offices/field-offices ] to file a report. This product is provided subject to this Notification [ https://www.us-cert.gov/privacy/notification ] and this Privacy & Use [ https://www.dhs.gov/privacy-policy ] policy. body { font-size: 1em; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; color: #333333; } ________________________________________________________________________ A copy of this publication is available at www.us-cert.gov [ https://www.us-cert.gov ]. If you need help or have questions, please send an email to info () us-cert gov. Do not reply to this message since this email was sent from a notification-only address that is not monitored. To ensure you receive future US-CERT products, please add US-CERT () ncas us-cert gov to your address book. OTHER RESOURCES: Contact Us [ http://www.us-cert.gov/contact-us/ ] | Security Publications [ http://www.us-cert.gov/security-publications ] | Alerts and Tips [ http://www.us-cert.gov/ncas ] | Related Resources [ http://www.us-cert.gov/related-resources ] STAY CONNECTED: Sign up for email updates [ http://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/USDHSUSCERT/subscriber/new ]
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