- Watch Out for Political Donation Texts
What You Need to Know
A political scam occurs when scammers pose as representatives of a political candidate or cause, sending out fraudulent text messages to solicit donations. These texts often include fake donation links that look legitimate but are designed to steal personal and financial information. The link usually leads to a professional looking website to help ad scammers prey on people’s political interests and passions, hoping to take advantage of their eagerness to support a candidate or cause. By exploiting trust, these scammers can siphon money directly from victims.
What You Should Do
- If you want to donate to a politician during election season, go to the source. Phone numbers are easy to change to look legit, same with the links in the text themselves.
- People should also be wary of unsolicited messages, especially if they contain urgent requests for money or unusual payment methods.
- Using secure methods like donating through official websites and enabling two-factor authentication on financial accounts can help protect against these types of fraud.
Think you are being scammed? Call our scam hotline or email us for help:
(801)-724-6211
scamwatch@invisus.com
