Impersonation / Social Engineering Technique

Impersonation Of Political Official

Last updated:

Sep 29, 2026

Overview

The scammer impersonates a political candidate or organization. This is a fairly rare impersonation type, limited mostly to 7.1 Scam Political Organizations.

Beware of "Scam PACS"–Make Your Donations Count, Whether They’re Political or Charitable, State of Minnesota
Beware of 'Scam PACs' and PACs that Scam, Brennan Center for Justice
How to tell if a political text message is a scam, CBS News
Text scams posing as political groups, voter registration sites hope to steal your money, identity, WTVD ABC-11 (Raleigh, NC, US)

Impersonation Of Political Official

Overview

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