WASHINGTON DC – The FBI warned this week of multiple types of election-related fraud schemes perpetrated by scammers targeting American voters in the lead-up to Election Day.
The bureau said Tuesday that scammers use slogans, names and images of candidates running for office to steal victims’ personal information, sell merchandise and fraudulently solicit campaign contributions.
The law enforcement agency pointed to four ways voters could fall victim to election-related scams. Voters could be deceived into submitting funds to a joint pool of money to support a candidate. If the candidate wins, they are promised a return.
Americans could also be hoodwinked into thinking they are donating money to a legitimate PAC, when in reality the scammer who contacted them is not connected to the organization and ends up keeping the funds, the FBI stated.
