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Impersonation Scams: How They Work

Impersonation cases are judged on identity artifacts: sender details, URLs, scripts, and the exact instruction that induced payment or access.

Scammers pretend to be a bank, exchange, agency or company to create urgency and authority.

Impersonation scam disputes require clear documentation of who the scammer pretended to be, how they communicated, and what instruction induced payment. Our reports structure identity artifacts, communication patterns and payment evidence into proof-mapped timelines reviewers can verify.

Step by step

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How impersonation scams work

  • Pretend to be a bank, exchange or agency
  • Create urgency and authority
  • Use official-looking emails or calls
  • Direct victims to fake portals or accounts
2

Capture sender identity

  • Save exact email addresses and phone numbers
  • Preserve original email headers if possible
  • Screenshot sender profiles and domains
  • Note any official branding used
3

Preserve scripts and pressure

  • Save multiple examples of the language used
  • Document threats, urgency and lockout claims
  • Screenshot deadline messages
  • Note patterns across communications
4

Payment redirection evidence

  • Preserve the message justifying beneficiary changes
  • Save new beneficiary details
  • Document each payment instruction
  • Link instructions to actual payments made

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