Attorney General Warns Of Scams

{Frankfort, Kentucky}…As Kentuckians open their hearts and pocketbooks to help those in need this holiday season, Attorney General Jack Conway wants to make sure charitable donations end up where they are needed most and not in the hands of scam artists. The season of giving brings out the best and worst in people. Scam artists are working overtime to devise new schemes to take advantage of the generosity of others. Many scammers use a technique called phishing to gain access to someone's secure information. This is often done through emails that appear to come from a legitimate organization. Phishing emails may contain links to websites that are infected with malware that enable the scammer to gain access to user names, passwords, Social Security numbers and other personal data.