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Entity Impersonating Steve Atkinson
Investment / sanctions alert · dfpi
DFPI — Victim narrative (California)
A California resident reports being contacted by “Steve Atkinson”. “Steve” told the victim that he works for the Department of Financial Protection & Innovation (DFPI) and instructed the victim to pay a percentage in crypto assets to fix a wire transfer issue in one of the victim’s accounts. There is no such individual working at DFPI nor would the DFPI ask the public to send crypto assets to fix a wire transfer issue. Please see the warning about imposter scams: https://dfpi.ca.gov/news/insights/protect-yourself-from-imposter-scams/ .
Estimated loss: $0
Type: Imposter Scam
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What to do if you were targeted
- 1.Stop all transfers immediately.
- 2.Contact your bank or wire transfer service to attempt a recall.
- 3.File a complaint with the FBI IC3 at ic3.gov.
- 4.Report to the FTC at reportfraud.ftc.gov.
- 5.Report to your state securities regulator via nasaa.org.