Scam artists impersonating immigration agents to extort money, NY warns

[McFurd]

Consumer Affairs - 2/15/2017 - James R. Hood - The Trump crackdown on immigration is proving to be a bonanza for con artists - President Trump's attempted crackdown on immigration is proving to be a bonanza for scam artists who are using it to extort money by posing as Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers, law enforcement agencies say. New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman says his office has received a number of reports about such scams and is warning immigrants to beware. Read more @ https://www.consumeraffairs.com/news/sc ... 21517.html