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With recent mass casualties occurring around the country, scammers are taking advantage of sympathetic residents to steal money from social media users, officials said.
Los Angeles County Sheriff’s officials are offering tips to help lower the number of people getting scammed.
“Unfortunately, some criminals take advantage of the situation to prey on the kindness of others,” reads a statement from the Department.
For Santa Clarita residents who may have come across emails, text messages or advertisements on social media asking for donations to help the victims and families of these tragedies, Sheriff’s officials urge you to make sure these are not scam websites.
“If you receive emails, text messages or are directed to a website that requests personal information, be wary of releasing any of your information,” the statement reads. “These are opportunities scammers take to conduct financial crimes.”
Red flags that residents are encouraged to look out for include:
- Emails promoting tragedies requesting money
- Emails requesting personal information such as names, address, social security numbers and credit cards
- GoFundMe sites being advertised that may be questionable.
If you happen to come across emails, GoFundMe pages, text messages, etc., officials recommend that you do your research and get to know the organizations where you will be donating your money.
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