Colorado County Warns of Wildfire Fundraising Scams

Here in Colorado, there have been quite a few different scams that have affected people throughout the state.

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In the past, USPS warned Colorado residents about ‘smishing’, which is a text message based scam that tries to make people believe it’s package tracking update.

There also was a crazy email scam that threatened it would deactivate your account if you didn’t click on a link within a countdown timer. You’ll never believe it, but if the timer runs out, you’ll be fine.

However, as the wildfires on the Front Range continue to rage on, Boulder County has issued a warning about scams going around pretending to be for a good cause.

Boulder County Warns of Fundraising Scams Amid Wildfires

Boulder Disaster Management has been keeping busy informing the public about multiple different events during the Stone Canyon and Lake Shore Fires.

They’ve tirelessly given updates on the fires, who needs to evacuate, and where people can go after evacuating.

However, they shared a different message on Thursday morning that was about a truly despicable practice; fundraising scams. 

In a statement, they said they had been made aware of fake fundraisers that are pretending to be about helping the local fires.

They urged people to do research on the organization before funding, and told people to only open emails from trusted sources. 

Sadly, These Types of Scams Have Been Common in Colorado

Unfortunately, people have been seeing wildfires as a way to get a quick buck for quite a while now.

Just a few years back in 2021, Boulder County had to warn people about the exact same type of scam.

They also had to do the same thing in 2022 when it came to the devastating Marshal Fire. 

Relief fund and charity scams are extremely common after a natural disaster, like a major wildfire, happens. The best thing to do is to go to charity research websites to find out if it is actually legit.