Con artists and scammers have apparently seized on the recent, high-profile deportations of immigrants in the US in order to rip off people afraid of being detained and removed from the country.
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Scammers in New York are posing as ICE agents to rip off people afraid of deportation
Stepped-up enforcement by US immigration agents appears to have emboldened scammers, who are now targeting immigrant communities.
US Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers conducting a targeted enforcement operation in Atlanta on February 9.
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman issued an urgent fraud alert on Thursday, warning immigrant communities in the state about reports of fraudsters impersonating Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to intimidate immigrants and demand money.
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