Malicious actors are impersonating senior U.S. officials via text and AI-generated voice messages and targeting their contacts, including family members. 🚨 In this scheme, actors reach out to victims and engage them in a brief conversation on a topic they are knowledgeable about. They quickly request to move the discussion to a secondary, encrypted messaging app. 🚨 If contacted by someone you know via a new platform or phone number, verify the new contact information through a previously confirmed platform or trusted source. Read the #FBI’s new #PSA for tips to spot a fake message and protect yourself from this campaign: