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Scammers seize on US election, but it's not votes they want

  • David Klepper, Associated Press--PBS
  • published date: 2020-10-17 20:53:05 UTC

American voters face an especially pivotal, polarized election this year, and scammers here and abroad are taking notice -- posing as fundraisers and pollsters, impersonating candidates and campaigns, and launching fake voter registration drives. It's not vot…

The email from a political action committee seemed harmless: if you support Joe Biden, it urged, click here to make sure youre registered to vote. But Harvard University graduate student Maya James … [+4991 chars]