Sec-of-State faulted for scam-like money appeal

By Oregon Campaign Watch,

The state’s Secretary of State, Tobias read, who is in charge of the integrity of both elections, businesses and state government just received a lot of complaints over his latest appeal for campaign funds which many took for a scam.

The Oregonian reports, “While campaigns often set fundraising goals to encourage people to donate, Read’s text prompted several people who received the message over the weekend to reach out to The Oregonian/OregonLive with concerns that it may be a scam. People are often urged to be wary of unsolicited messages that create a sense of urgency and prompt recipients to click unfamiliar links. The text message from Read said his campaign was aiming to raise $25,000 within the next 72 hours and asked recipients if they would “rush a donation right now to defend Oregon, protect our elections, and have my back?” It then included a link that recipients could click to donate.”