The FBIs Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) is warning of fraudulent e-mails that appear to come from the FBI and U.S. military. The spam is actually pumping lotteries or are phony inheritance notifications, the IC3 said. Other scams use the FBI’s name to “intimidate and convince the recipient the e-mail is legitimate” The IC3 is a clearing house for complaints of criminal activity on the Internet. It works with other law enforcement agencies and industry to help crack down on illegal online activity.”]
Source: https://www.csoonline.com/article/2121592/fbi–military-names-used-in-e-mail-scams.html