Impersonation Scams
Criminals pose as your bank, police or a government official to trick you into moving money.
Impersonation Scams
Impersonation scams occur when a criminal contacts a target while posing as a trusted figure of authority, such as a bank fraud team, a police officer, a government official or a solicitor, in order to convince them that urgent action is needed to protect their money. The caller often claims that the victim's account has been compromised and that funds must be moved into a new or safe account for their own protection, when in reality that account belongs to the fraudster.
Warning signs include an unexpected call, text or email claiming suspicious activity on your account, an instruction to transfer money into a different account described as safe, pressure to act immediately and not discuss the matter with anyone including your own bank, and a caller ID that appears to match a genuine bank or government number. A follow up message telling you to ignore any warning shown by your bank during a transfer is a strong sign that a scam is already underway.
Investigation, tracing, and full legal representation
Our private investigations arm begins every impersonation fraud case by securing the available evidence, including call records, messages and banking records, and reconstructing the sequence of events that led to the loss. We assess how the fraud was carried out and identify the accounts and individuals connected to the funds once they left our client's control.
Impersonation networks often operate internationally, and where a case crosses borders we work alongside Interpol and local law enforcement to advance the investigation and locate those responsible. Duarte & Finch files the case on your behalf and provides legal representation from the first complaint through to resolution, pursuing recovery of the funds taken.
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If you suspect fraud, or you are already a victim of one, speak with our investigations team today. Every conversation is confidential, and there is no obligation to proceed.
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