Friday, September 1, 2017

Authorities brace for wave of hurricane-related fraud

September 01, 2017 at 04:34AM

WASHINGTON (AP) — Authorities are bracing for a wave of fraud and other criminal activity set into motion by Harvey's punishing rains.

Federal and state officials are warning residents, volunteers and officials in flood zones in Texas and Louisiana they could be targeted by storm-related scams, contract corruption, document fraud, identify theft and other crimes.

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