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Fake solicitation highlights growing attacks against federal officials

Published: May 16, 2023, 1:20 p.m.

b'Nagesh Rao was sitting in New York visiting his family when someone on his team at the Bureau of Industry and Security at the Commerce Department headquarters called him about a large box that just arrived.\\nThe BIS chief information officer wasn\\u2019t expecting a delivery so, needless to say, he was a bit surprised.\\nAs his team opened it, they found about $10,000 worth of Lenovo laptops and Microsoft Surface tablets.\\nAt that moment, Rao knew the fraudsters were a little too close for comfort.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'