Personation Scams - Fake Law Enforcement with Malware URL's

𝑷𝑬𝑹𝑺𝑶𝑵𝑨𝑻𝑰𝑶𝑵 𝑺𝑪𝑨𝑴 𝐀𝐋𝐄𝐑𝐓 – 𝐅𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐋𝐚𝐰 𝐄𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐏𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐬 ⚠️

📖 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐈𝐬 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧?

In legal terms, personation is when someone pretends to be a police officer or other law enforcement official. On social media, scammers create fake police or agency profiles to look official and gain your trust often to spread false information, harvest personal details, or trick you into clicking malicious links.

🚨 𝐂𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐄𝐱𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞:

A Facebook page claiming to be “FBI – Seattle” is circulating online. While it uses the FBI name, badge, and a blue checkmark, certain activity raises concerns:

👮 Claims to be the official FBI Seattle Facebook page

🌐 Appears to link to official domains in its description, but content and connections raise red flags

🔎 Follower list includes unrelated and suspicious accounts including non-law enforcement profiles from multiple countries

These warning signs suggest this may not be an official FBI-managed account, even if it appears convincing at first glance.

🔍 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐓𝐨 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐭 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐏𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐬:

🚓 Check the Agency’s Website – U.S. law enforcement social media accounts are usually linked from www.fbi.gov or their official.gov pages

🔍 Inspect Followers & Activity - Large numbers of unrelated or suspicious followers can be a red flag

📢 Look for Press Releases – Legitimate alerts should match announcements on the agency’s site

🛑 Do NOT Rely on the Blue Check – Meta Verified can be purchased and is not proof of authenticity

🛡 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐓𝐨 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟:

✅ Go to the agency’s official website to confirm any page or post

✅ Only trust domains ending in .gov (U.S.) or the official equivalent in your country

✅ Avoid clicking links or sending information to any page you have not verified independently

✅ Report suspicious accounts to the platform and the relevant agency’s fraud reporting service (e.g., www.ic3.gov in the U.S.)

⚠️ 𝐑𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫:

Even convincing logos, names, and “verified” badges can be faked or misused. Always verify before you trust.