Authorities say a Virginia woman posed as an FBI agent and pulled a fast one on her neighbors by talking them into taking jobs as her assistants. Twenty-nine-year-old Brenna Reilly of Arlington, Virginia was indicted by a federal grand jury in Alexandria on charges of impersonating an FBI agent.
Reilly told neighbors in her apartment complex that she was the FBI's director of forensics, and based solely on her word they went to work for her. They even divulged personal information such as their social security numbers on phony job applications.
One of the first rules of home security is to never answer your door until you’re certain of the identity of the other person. One of the biggest scams against homeowners is for burglars to pose as law enforcement or other people of authority because of the almost instant acceptance of their role as a such.
A professionally installed ADT monitored security system is your first line of defense against burglars and burglary attempts. Don’t take any unnecessary risks, and never open the door to anyone with whom you’re not personally familiar.
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