Aug. 2—Scammers are impersonating government officials and political leaders in order to obtain gift cards, according to an alert from the New Hampshire Attorney General.
In several instances, a scammer targeted state employees and members of a county political organization via text message or email, requesting that they buy gift cards for clients or constituents, the report said. Each time a scammer posed as an active and visible individual in their organization.
In one case described in the alert, scammers impersonated a former marketing director of a state entity and contacted several state employees via text message. In another instance, scammers impersonated a former member of the state House of Representatives, who is now chair of a county political organization, and sent emails to organization members. In both situations, fraudsters requested that they buy gift cards to benefit someone.
The AG’s Office offers these tips:
Be suspicious if a known co-worker or acquaintance contacts you using an unfamiliar phone number or email address.
Never assume that previously unknown contact information (email, telephone, etc.) provided in correspondence sent to you is legitimate if you don’t already know it.
Assume any request to purchase gift cards is a sham. This tactic is widely used by scammers.
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