“They’ll say, you know, we are going to do something terrible to you, to your family, you’ll be arrested, your family members in danger,” said Jamie Harding with AARP Alabama. “In some cases, talking about kidnapping.”
Sometimes scammers text innocent people claiming to be a loved one in trouble. They may claim to be in a car accident and need money for legal fees, asking you to buy a gift card and send them the code.
AARP reports that roughly one in four adults who were contacted by scammers reported buying gift cards. The big takeaway is if anyone asks you to send money through a gift card, it is almost always a scam.“They’ll say, you know, ‘we are going to do something terrible to you, to your family, you’ll be arrested, your family members in danger’,” said Jamie Harding with AARP Alabama. “In some cases, talking about kidnapping.”“There are all kinds of ways that they terrify people into acting without thinking,” Harding said.They can scrape data off the internet and buy information from websites. That could be your address, phone number or even relatives’ names. Additionally, you should also be weary of the personal information you share on social media. It can also be used against you.Alabama secretary of state issues statement on presidential electionALEA releases more information on crash near Dauphin Island that claimed 2 livesLarge plumes of Saharan dust had been keeping tropical development down
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