Maryland State’s Attorney General Anthony Brown is issuing a heads-up to voters: Beware of deceptive robocalls associated to election exercise.
Super Tuesday is over, and Maryland is wanting ahead to its presidential main in May, with the state’s Attorney General Anthony Brown issuing a heads-up to voters: Beware of deceptive robocalls associated to election exercise.
Karen Straughn, director of the Mediation Unit with the Consumer Protection Division in the Office of the Attorney General, mentioned there’s no specific challenge proper now, however that, “We are at all times involved about scams coming in.”
In January, the Anti-Robocall Multistate Litigation Task Force — which incorporates the Maryland Attorney General’s Office — issued a warning to an organization that was suspected of having despatched election robocalls to discourage voters from collaborating in New Hampshire’s main. The calls used a voice that mimicked that of President Joe Biden.
Straughn instructed WTOP in an interview that once you get a name relating to elections “they usually’re telling you something that means that you shouldn’t exit and vote, then that’s an issue, and that’s a rip-off.”
In 2012, the Maryland OAG received a judgment of greater than $1 million towards an organization that violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act by inserting robocalls to registered Democrats throughout the 2010 gubernatorial election. Those calls instructed voters they didn’t need to vote as a result of Democratic candidates had already received.
The court docket discovered the aim of the message was to suppress votes in Baltimore City and Prince George’s County, the place a big quantity of African Americans and Democrats reside.
Straughn mentioned whether or not it’s somebody telling you they’re conducting a ballot, or whether or not they have election-related data, be cautious if it’s “somebody who’s asking you for one thing and telling you they want your Social Security quantity, or some private data that you simply usually wouldn’t present.”
Straughn mentioned for correct details about your voting district, or your voter registration standing, contact your native board of elections. And for those who assume you’ve been contacted by somebody attempting to rip-off you, Straughn mentioned to “name our workplace at 410-528-8662. We have a hotline that’s accessible Monday by Friday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and we’ll have the ability to direct you” to data you want.
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