A government scam says you'll be in cuffs if you don't pay

The Government Scam

The government scam has been around for several decades. In the past, government scams were sent through snail mail. However, nowadays, government email fraud seems to be the delivery method of choice. Government scam operators contact American citizens at random and intimidate them with a threatening letter. The letter will typically state that they must pay a large sum of money within a short amount of time in order to avoid jail time. The letters will present a myriad of reasons (all of which make absolutely no sense!) for the initiation of contact.

What You Need to Know about Government Scams

Government scam artists will impersonate federal agencies, such as the FBI or CIA in order to gain your attention and intimidate you. They will employ the use of the agency’s letterhead and even scout out names of current agency officials in order to gain your undivided attention. But, what you need to know about these government scams is that neither the FBI nor the CIA has the jurisdiction to request money of any kind from citizens. Even if they did, they surely wouldn’t contact you through email or snail mail. They’d be knocking on your front door unexpectedly (they seem to appreciate the element of surprise).

As mentioned above, the government scam is typically delivered through the method of government email fraud. Government email fraud is when a scammer delivers an email to an internet user with the intention of posing as a law official. However, although an uncommon practice in this day and age, snail mail is also a viable method of delivery of a government scam. If you receive a government scam email or snail mail package, do not respond directly to the government scam operator or follow the outlined instructions (e.g. send $60,000 by Monday). Instead, you can forward the message to the FBI directly by contacting the IC3. Do not take government scam messages lightly. The scammers behind the government scam are likely dangerous individuals with total disregard for human life.