爱荷华州选民收到冒充官员的虚假短信;州政府警告不要分享个人信息。 Iowa voters got fake texts posing as officials; state warns against sharing personal info.

富兰克林州、约翰逊州和麦迪逊州的爱荷华州选民收到假短信,冒充官员和候选人,促使国务卿保罗·佩特警告与选举有关的骗局。 Iowa voters in Franklin, Johnson, and Madison counties received fraudulent text messages impersonating officials and candidates, prompting Secretary of State Paul Pate to warn of election-related scams. 这些信息要求接受者回答他们最关切的社区问题,但并不合法,可能旨在收集个人信息。 The messages, which asked recipients to reply with their top community concerns, were not legitimate and may aim to collect personal information. 官员们强调,真正的选举沟通从来不要求通过文本提供敏感数据,并敦促选民通过官方渠道,如县审计员或国务秘书网站,核实信息。 Officials stressed that real election communications never request sensitive data via text and urged voters to verify information through official channels like county auditors or the Secretary of State’s website. 林恩县没有报道任何此类信息,在2025年11月4日选举之前,10月15日提前投票开始。 No such messages have been reported in Linn County, and early voting began October 15 ahead of the November 4, 2025, elections.