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FINCEN WARNS OF FRAUD SCHEMES THAT ABUSE ITS NAME, INSIGNIA, AND AUTHORITIES FOR
FINANCIAL GAIN

Immediate Release
December 18, 2024

WASHINGTON—The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement
Network (FinCEN) issued an alert today to raise awareness of fraud schemes
abusing FinCEN’s name, insignia, and authorities for financial gain. These
FinCEN-specific fraud schemes include scams that exploit beneficial ownership
information reporting; misuse FinCEN’s Money Services Business Registration
tool; or involve the impersonation of, or misrepresent affiliation with, FinCEN
and its employees.

“We are very concerned about reports of scammers using FinCEN’s name to
perpetrate fraud schemes against the public for financial gain,” said FinCEN
Director Andrea Gacki. “We urge the public to be vigilant in identifying and
avoiding these schemes and to be extremely cautious when dealing with
unsolicited correspondence. FinCEN and its employees will never threaten a
member of the public by email, call, or text, or demand immediate payment for
any reason.”

The alert provides guidance to the public on how to identify and avoid these
scams and provides typologies and red flag indicators to help financial
institutions detect, prevent, and report potential suspicious activity to
FinCEN. Combating fraud is one of FinCEN’s Anti-Money Laundering and Countering
the Financing of Terrorism National Priorities.

The public is reminded that any solicitations from individuals or entities
abusing FinCEN’s name, insignia, or authorities, or impersonating a FinCEN
employee should be reported to Treasury’s Office of Inspector General and the
Federal Trade Commission. Victims of cyber-enabled government imposter scams
should file a complaint with the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI)
Internet Crime Complaint Center and file a report with their nearest FBI field
office. Anyone with knowledge of fraud schemes involving victims who are age 60
or older can call the U.S. Department of Justice’s National Elder Fraud Hotline
at 833-FRAUD-11 or 833-372-8311.

Questions regarding the contents of this alert should be sent to the FinCEN
Regulatory Support Section by submitting an inquiry at www.fincen.gov/contact.

The full alert is available online at FIN-2024-Alert005.

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