Can I call the FBI to ask questions?

For questions regarding cases, personnel changes, policies, or other matters, you can contact the press office by calling 202-324-3000/3691.

How do I ask the FBI a question?

Is it possible to talk to your FBI agent?

Never answer any questions including your identification unless you are outside of your home. Always tell the FBI agent that you do not wish to talk with him or her. Always invoke your right to a lawyer and tell the FBI that your lawyer will contact them if they leave their card on the outside of your home.

When should you contact the FBI?

Should a citizen verify his or her suspicions about criminal activity before contacting the FBI? No. Never put yourself in harm's way or conduct your own investigation. Please promptly report to us any suspicious activity involving crimes that we investigate.

Can the public contact the FBI?

If you experience a threat, please contact your local FBI field office (listings available at www.fbi.gov) or submit a tip via 1-800-CALLFBI (or 1-800-225-5324) or via www.fbi.gov/tips. You can also make an anonymous tip to the FBI by phone or online.

The FBI Is Calling Me. What Should I Do?

What kind of crimes does the FBI investigate?

The FBI has divided its investigations into a number of programs, such as domestic and international terrorism, foreign counterintelligence, cyber crime, public corruption, civil rights, organized crime/drugs, white-collar crime, violent crimes and major offenders, and applicant matters.

What can be reported to FBI?

How long does it take for FBI to investigate?

A federal investigation can take a long time. In some cases, agents may investigate a case for years before bringing any federal criminal charges.

How do you send a message to the FBI?

Send your request by email to [email protected]. By fax to 540-868-4391/4997. By mail to: Federal Bureau of Investigation, Attn: FOI/PA Request, Record/Information Dissemination Section, 170 Marcel Drive, Winchester, VA 22602-4843.

What services does the FBI provide?

The FBI, the lead agency for enforcing civil rights law, aggressively investigates hate crime, color of law abuses by public officials, human trafficking and involuntary servitude, and freedom of access to clinic entrances violations.

Should I talk to the FBI without a lawyer?

If you want to talk to the FBI or police, your attorney can respond on your behalf to set up an interview. ANY information you give to an officer without an attorney, even if it seems harmless, can be used against you or someone else. Lying to a federal officer is a crime.

Can the FBI see me?

No… absolutely not. That is not legal and quite frankly, no one in the FBI has time to do such a thing when real crime is happening 24/7. Hackers will watch you through your webcams and even take pictures of you and your house that way, so I keep mine covered, but the FBI doesn't bother with such nonsense.

Does the FBI hear me?

Is the FBI watching me through my phone camera? No. Even if someone sets your phone up to do so, the volume of the data send will be recorded by your phone and the internet service provider. Coming back to FBI, no, they won't do so, they are busy listening to your phone calls.

Does the FBI contact you by text?

These text messages are false and the photograph of the credentials is not real. The FBI defines this type of scam as government impersonation fraud in which cyber criminals threaten to extort victims with physical or financial harm or the release of sensitive data.

Will the FBI ever contact you by phone?

U.S. government agencies (such as USCIS, the IRS, FBI, etc.) will not call you and ask for money, or threaten to arrest you.

What should I ask an FBI agent?

Who is the most wanted person in the United States?

How do the feds investigate?

Collecting Evidence in Federal Investigations

Possible witnesses will be interviewed. Surveillance will be conducted. Documentation will be analyzed. Federal investigators will use any means possible to collect evidence they believe will prove you committed a crime.

Can the FBI get your Imessages?

Does iMessage give data to FBI? Information accessible include subscriber data, messenger sender-receiver data, device backup, IP address, encryption keys, date/time information, registration time information and user contacts. All but one (IP address) of iMessage can be accessed by the FBI.

How does the FBI get involved with a case?

Federal law enforcement agencies will investigate a crime only if there is reason to believe that the crime violated federal law. Second: The nature of the federal offense may determine which agency undertakes the investigation. Not every federal law enforcement agency has the responsibility to investigate every crime.

What types of crimes are federal?

What happens if the FBI comes to your house?

If Federal law enforcement is at your home, you don't have to let them search your home unless they have a warrant. If federal law enforcement comes to your house with an active search warrant, they have the right to search the property that is specifically listed in the court order.

What does the FBI protect against?

The FBI is the nation's lead federal law enforcement agency for investigating and preventing acts of domestic and international terrorism. It is the lead federal agency for investigating attacks involving weapons of mass destruction—those involving chemical, radiological, or biological agents or nuclear weapons.

Can you go to jail for lying to the FBI?

The price you might pay for a single false statement made to the FBI can be steep. This offense is a federal crime and a felony, meaning a conviction could haunt you for the rest of your life. If you are convicted of making a false statement, you could face up to five years in federal prison.

Why would FBI come to my house?

Why would the FBI come to your house? There are a number of possible reasons. They range from the possibility that they are looking for someone who does not live there anymore, to looking for information about another person, to looking to get interview a target or even make an arrest.