Georgia’s Better Business Bureau gives advice on spotting out political scams

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WFXG) – Are you discovering your cellphone buzzing with election-themed textual content messages? You are not alone. Lots of people have been receiving the identical messages, however not all of them are legit. 

It is election season and whereas persons are getting ready to vote, scammers are persevering with to rip-off. Presently, voters are being bombarded with political texts. A few of these messages might be coming from dependable sources, however not all of them. 

FOX54 spoke with Jason Blankenship the Vice President of Growth on the Higher Enterprise Bureau. He tells us that we must always take note of the messages that we obtain.

“Anytime you get a textual content message with a hyperlink within it, let me encourage you by no means to click on it” says Jason Blankenship.

By clicking on unreliable hyperlinks, you could be giving entry to non-public info.  Cellphone numbers usually are not that tough to retrieve. Through the use of the web scammers are capable of acquire entry to a plethora of numbers. 

Should you suspect a textual content message may very well be a rip-off, bear in mind this:

– Contact the marketing campaign itself instantly

– Use cellphone filters for messages

“When an organization will get hacked it comes via e-mail…. telephones with textual content messages,” says Jason Blankenship.

After, following this recommendation and rip-off messages are nonetheless coming via remember to report it to the Federal Commerce Fee. 

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