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Apparently, scammers attempt to swindle unsuspecting individuals by claiming to represent the Federal Reserve, so the bank decided to offer up some advice.

“Fed FAQ: I received a suspicious-looking e-mail that claims to be from the Federal Reserve. Is it a scam?” the Fed’s official Facebook asked before linking users to an official guideline.

Unfortunately for the page’s social media manager, its followers had responses ready to go, and nearly all of them bluntly contended that the Fed, itself, is a scam.

The Federal Reserve bank was created in 1913 after members of the financial industry crafted legislation to implement a central bank in the United States. Following a few modifications from concerned lawmakers, Congress passed the bill, ultimately empowering bankers to control the economy by giving them discretion over the money supply. To this day, the Fed is criticized for everything from quantitative easing to its fiat status (there is no hard commodity backing up the value of the paper currency) and its cozy ties with powerful finance hegemons like Goldman Sachs. Though it undergoes partial audits, current Fed director Janet Yellen has resisted any full investigation.

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