WSJ: How Romanian gangs are using ATM skimming techniques to rip off US welfare benefit cards

FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center reissues warning of government impersonation scams with data from January 2026 through July

  • Some impersonate IC3 itself
  • 61,000 complaints of law enforcement or government impersonation scams, with losses totaling more than $1.6 billion
  • Jury duty frauds had 6,833 IC3 complaints involving this kind of scam, with losses totaling nearly $36 million.
  • Claims that passports, drivers licenses or other items are expiring 496 IC3 complaints involving this kind of scam, with losses totaling more than $348,000

Full report here