FBI says: https and lock symbol...

Criminals impersonate. That is what they do. They pretend they are your bank, your stock broker, your trusted friend, your Mom😲. But they are not.

Sites displaying the above symbols in their addresses are safer than others with the old "HTTP" designation without the "s". As the FBI explains, however, these sites are not absolutely trustworthy and secure😞.

Criminals are using this symbolism to give you a false sense of security. Here's a copy of the FBI statement:

→Local FBI Field Office Locations

⇉File Complaint⇇ 

(put "HTTPS phishing" in the body)

With a tip of the hat for this announcement to DarkReading