The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) warned Americans that scams may be proliferating in the wake of Hurricane Helene’s devastation across several states.
The agency specifically singled out identity theft- and fraud-related scams because some criminals might attempt to obtain a person’s information by “pretending to be disaster workers,” according to a statement issued on Oct. 6, several days after Helene caused significant damage to infrastructure, entire towns, water and electrical systems, and roads across western North Carolina.
While the agency did not provide specific examples or reports of scammers in western North Carolina, it follows a similar warning issued by the North Carolina Department of Justice late last week about scammers targeting natural disaster areas….