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They will use every tactic to target your data and cash.
Then its just a matter of casting a wide net and waiting for the payments to roll in.
As such, Americans will need to know how to recognize a scam when they see one.
Sometimes, a real voice clip of the candidate is used in calls, Kain explained.
One of themost common typesof scams is found on social media sites like Facebook, X and Instagram.
The post leads with a positive story about a candidate and then asks the reader to click to donate.
For example, researchers found over 17,200 suspicious web domains related to Donald Trump.
These included close misspellings of donaldjtrump[.
]com, like donalbjtrump[.
]com and donaldjtrump[.
]top, and of official Republican fundraising platform winred[.
]com, like winred[.
]online and winred[.]today.
As such, be sure to only interact with trusted entities, and only through their official portals.
Verify the SSL certificate by clicking the padlock icon, and compare the URL with links from official sources.
As AARP states, Age is one thing, your birth date is another.
Decline to provide your name, address, email address, Social Security number or drivers license number.
Or, as Kain recommends, simply ignore any requests to participate.
The personal information collected is used for identity theft and voter registration manipulation.
If it feels bad, it likely is.
The time has come to take these scams seriously, whether theres an election being fought or not.
Its up to you to modernize your cybersecurity.
Additionally, now is the time to be extra cautious of the web connection youre using.
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