Local fire departments are warning of scams targeting their supporters.
Plymouth Fire Chief Bill Strubbe said multiple people reached out to him about messages claiming to have shirts for sale to raise funds for the Plymouth Township Fire Department.
“I knew there was some sort of scam going on,” he said.
Strubbe said his son, who works for the department, told him a number of other departments have experienced the same issues.
“It sounds like what’s taking place is kind of like a nationwide thing,” Strubbe said. “Whoever’s doing this must be going on fire department Facebook pages or websites, and they’ll take a screenshot of their logo if it’s on their sites.”
Scammers are marketing the shirts as benefitting the local fire departments, Strubbe said.
“Obviously there’s some sort of scam that’s going on,” he said.
Strubbe said he is unaware if anyone fell for the scam.
“If you get these emails, text messages, or however these folks contact you, don’t fall for stuff,” he said. “If it’s something you randomly get out of the blue, and you’re not really expecting it, then chances are it’s probably not true.”
Strubbe recommended reaching out to people directly to double check in situations like this.
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