Is this political text message a scam? VERIFY

With the election just months away, you're probably getting a lot of text messages from political parties or candidates. But some of those messages could be scams. A VERIFY viewer shared a series of text messages she received in North Carolina and is wondering if they're legit or a scammer's attempt to get their money.
WCNC Charlotte's Meghan Bragg interviewed experts about this topic, including the Better Business Bureau, to help people understand the difference between scams and legitimate text messages soliciting political donations. #News #Verify #Politics
O'Rork says generally, you shouldn't trust anything that shows up unsolicited, even if you think it might be safe. Right off the bat, you should know to never respond to any text that randomly comes to your phone.
"During election season we do see a lot of these text messages and it's phishing or smishing," O'Rork said. "These people just want your information."
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