Crooks create second wave of hurricane devastation
Hurricane Florence isn't done with North and South Carolina yet. As flood waters ebb from devastated areas, another wave of destruction will be sweeping in. However, this time the damage will be caused by con artists hell-bent on taking advantage of victims trying to rebuild and by ripping off the well-meaning donors hoping to help them.
"We know from experience that financial predators are lurking like snakes in the water to seek profit from the misfortune of others," said Joseph P. Borg, president of the North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA) and director of the Alabama Securities Commission, in a consumer warning.
Typically, crooks focus on four things in the aftermath of a natural disaster -- conning donors into contributing to fake charities, price-gouging those who attempt to rebuild, ripping off residents with fake insurance and "grant" schemes, and stealing the identities of vulnerable consumers.
"People are going to try to take advantage, and we probably won't hear about it until after the damage is done," said Adam Garber, consumer watchdog at U.S. Public Interest Research Group, which put out a hurricane help resource guide. "We're hoping that if consumers are forewarned, they'll be better prepared to protect themselves."
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Speaking of crooks is the Trump Foundation soliciting donations for hurricane relief?
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Oh yeah. "It's untidy. And freedom's untidy. And free people are free to make mistakes!"
