Kansas Attorney General Steve Six issued a warning about voter registration scams, according to Kake 10. A number of people have reported receiving unsolicited emails or calls requesting Social Security numbers or credit card numbers to confirm voter registration eligibility.

Here’s how it works: Identity thieves send messages asking for your Social Security number or financial information to register you to vote or to confirm your registration. If you hand over this information, they use it to commit fraud.
Such scams have been reported in many states across the U.S.

It is important to understand that legitimate voter registration drives will either contact you in person or give you a voter registration form that you fill out yourself. They will never ask you to provide your financial information.
If you want to register to vote, do it the safe way. Simply contact the county election office in the county you live or fill out the Voter Registration Form online and return it to your county’s election officer.

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