LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) – Scammers look to take advantage of election season.
Election day is a week away, and scammers are on the prowl as America looks to select the next President of the United States.
Scammers are calling, texting, and emailing with claims that you are not registered to vote. The message may also include a link to a fake voter registration form.
According to credit bureau Experian, this could be a way for scammers to collect your personal information, like your Social Security number and your address.
You cannot register to vote by phone, email, or text.
AARP recommends ignoring all of these calls and messages. You can only register to vote online, by mail, or in person.
Any call or message that claims you can text your vote is also a scam. You can only vote in person at one of these early voting polling locations in Clark County or by mail ballot.
Cybercriminals are also posing as candidates or members of a candidate’s team, asking for your donations. AARP recommends ignoring texts with links that claim to lead you to the candidate’s website.
Scammers will also pose as members of a fake political action committee (PAC). Check with the Federal Election Commission to see if the PAC is legitimate and registered.
It‘s important to note that you can receive calls, emails, or texts from the Clark County Registrar of Voters about verifying your signature.
“We also have a letter that will go out to you regardless of whether we have an email or phone number,” said Clark County’s Registrar of Voters Lorena Portillo. “We try various ways to reach out to the voter to ensure we contact you and let you know something is wrong with the signature, or we didn’t receive it, or it doesn’t match the record.”
The email will come from [email protected]. The call may also come from (702) 455-VOTE (8683).
If you’re worried that text, email, call or letter is a scam, Portillo said to call (702) 455-8683 to verify.
In 2022, about 7,000 voters‘ mail ballots weren’t counted because the election offices could not verify the signatures.
You may also receive texts, calls, or emails from BallotTrax through the Nevada Secretary of State. The website tracks your ballot as it makes its way through the mail and the voter process.
You can sign up for alerts. Texts come from 41575.
Calls, texts, and emails can be spoofed. It’s a good idea to log in to any of these websites yourself to verify any information as it comes in.
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