OAN Staff James Meyers
2:11 PM – Wednesday, October 30, 2024
The FBI warned this week of multiple types of election-related fraud schemes that are targeting Americans who are voting as the election is less than a week away.
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On Tuesday, the bureau stated that the scammers use slogans, names and images of candidates running for an office position to steal victims’ personal information, sell merchandise and fraudulently solicit campaign contributions.
The law enforcement agency pointed out 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 have been promised money in return.
Americans could also be fooled into thinking they are donating money to a real PAC, when in…