Scammy campaign texts on the rise (Updated)
Friday, Aug 2, 2024 - Posted by Rich Miller
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With voters riveted on the 2024 election, fraudsters are flooding people with texts and emails that seem like campaign solicitations but link to fake websites that only line scammers’ pockets.
Steve Bernas, who heads the Better Business Bureau of Chicago and Northern Illinois, says scammers have pounced in recent weeks — after the attempted assassination of Republican nominee Donald Trump, President Joe Biden’s decision to not seek reelection and Vice President Kamala Harris stepping in as the presumed Democratic nominee.
Bernas says he’s seen a rise in the number of reports to the BBB’s ScamTracker tool that lets people report scams.
“The con artists have really come out of the woodwork,” he says.
He suggests going directly to campaign websites if you want to give money to a candidate.
Knock wood, I haven’t received any scam campaign texts, but I do get a lot of candidate fundraising texts. You?
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