Is FinCEN a scam?

FinCEN has been receiving calls and reports of financial scam attempts conducted via telephone. In this scam the caller represents himself/herself as an employee of FinCEN and asks for the victim by name, either at the victim's home or work number. The caller will identify an outstanding debt; this debt may be actual or bogus.

Is a call from a debt collector a scam?

If you recently received a call, text or written correspondence from a debt collector, it could be a scam. According to the Federal Trade Commission, over 116,450 debt collection reports were received in 2022, with 46.2 percent of these reports relating to abusive debt collection activity or a debt not owed by the consumer.

How do I stop a scam call?

Here are three universal truths to live by: Visit ftc.gov/calls to learn to block calls on your cell phone and home phone. The FTC continues to go after the companies and scammers behind these calls, so please report unwanted calls at donotcall.gov. If you’ve lost money to a scam call, tell us at ReportFraud.ftc.gov.