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This week, hosts of N2K CyberWire Maria Varmazis and Dave Bittner alongside Joe Carrigan are discussing the latest in social engineering scams, phishing schemes, and criminal exploits that are making headlines. We start with some follow-up on Joe's chicken coop project. Dave covers a new FBI warning about scammers impersonating FBI agents and the IC3 to target fraud victims a second time with convincing deepfakes, fake websites, and recovery scams. Joe shares the story of a retired man who lost £1,800 after two scammers worked together to convince him they were protecting his Amazon account from fraud. Maria breaks down a new UN report revealing that scam networks stole up to $114 billion across Asia-Pacific in 2025 and are evolving into global criminal enterprises powered by specialization and AI. Our Catch of the Day comes from a listener who blames being left unsupervised for one of the funniest scam-baiting exchanges we've seen yet.
Resources and links to stories:
- Fake FBI Agents Use IC3 Complaint Scams to Target Fraud Victims
- Amazon scam was so authentic - it got the better of me
- Crime gangs snare more than $88 billion in scams in Asia-Pacific, UN says
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