FBI warns ‘tradwife’ women may be targeting ICE agents through fake dating profiles: Report

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US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The FBI warned that a small group of women allegedly created fake online dating profiles using a “traditional wife” or “tradwife” image to attract US immigration enforcement officers and expose their personal information online.The FBI’s Chicago office circulated a memo to law enforcement agencies in February about the alleged tactic, The Guardian reported, citing a document obtained through a public records request by government transparency nonprofit Property of the People.The memo said the women were allegedly creating fictitious dating profiles to attract and then “dox” law enforcement personnel involved in immigration enforcement.Fake profiles designed to attract officersAccording to the FBI briefing, the profiles used “traditional wife” imagery and listed specific interests intended to appeal to law enforcement personnel. The alleged objective was to lure officers into online or in-person interactions under the guise of a date and then publicly expose their identities and personal information.The FBI said the tactic was intended to cause public embarrassment and discourage immigration enforcement activity.However, the briefing did...

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