{"id":134409,"date":"2024-08-30T12:48:20","date_gmt":"2024-08-30T16:48:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=134409"},"modified":"2024-08-30T12:48:20","modified_gmt":"2024-08-30T16:48:20","slug":"text-messaging-scam-targeting-voters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=134409","title":{"rendered":"Text Messaging Scam Targeting Voters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Northampton County Elections Office has received several reports of county voters receiving text messages from \u201cAllVote.com\u201d stating that there is an issue with their voter registration status.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/unnamed-2024-08-30T124253.061.png\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-134410\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/unnamed-2024-08-30T124253.061.png\" alt=\"text scam\" width=\"354\" height=\"270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/unnamed-2024-08-30T124253.061.png 354w, https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/unnamed-2024-08-30T124253.061-300x229.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Pennsylvania Department of State reports that this is a scam, and voters should be more cautious as we get closer to the November 5th Election, as other bad actors may attempt to send similar phishing emails\/texts.<\/p>\n<p>For accurate and official election information, please rely solely on the County Election Office and the Pennsylvania Department of State as your primary source.<\/p>\n<p>Voter registration can be verified at:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/wo6djquab.cc.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f=001PXU07NnD1OV6F7SD6un95u844UhmqYTiPcO7cOqjdljvGTLhmvrDtI4MzZzBYKpu89SF1nWxxe6pWbF4Tukc5tdH-SD5o0-8_yEZSvY4SuPRtrNISINUtQtgvJHtLBsvxnCEYNve63iAi3FL1lpS6wD-EiOB_ob2TpYr_FKFx1PX1TOmWOkYig==&amp;c=4dfB3mK8H8qOy1cuyMkv7sqpU3J-5dP5f8G4UdFgYN_OIUMXS7j8HA==&amp;ch=JS6pCIIjKjmR7wZAtVWlKgJuuVABtBHF28bH97cmNMpVd5MS35N2ZA==\"><strong>www.pa.gov\/en\/agencies\/vote.html<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Northampton County residents can contact the Northampton County Elections Office at 610-829-6260 with any questions.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Information provided to TVL by:<br \/>\nCounty of Northampton<br \/>\n669 Washington Street<br \/>\nEaston, PA 18042<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.northamptoncounty.org\/\">https:\/\/www.northamptoncounty.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Northampton County Elections Office has received several reports of county voters receiving text messages from \u201cAllVote.com\u201d stating that there is an issue with their voter registration status. 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