The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. has warned that fraudsters are taking advantage of the atmosphere of fear and confusion surrounding the coronavirus pandemic to perpetrate scams in the agency's name.
These cons are being conducted through emails, phone calls, letters, text messages, faxes, and social media, the FDIC said Wednesday.
Typically, the perpetrator claims to be a specific FDIC employee and demands bank account numbers, Social Security numbers, dates of birth, and other details that can be used to commit fraud or sell a person's identity. Sometimes they ask for payment