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The Federal Trade Commission warns that identity thieves posing as members of local election boards or civic groups are calling or e-mailing people to register them to vote or to verify their registration. The scammers ask for Social Security numbers or credit-card information, the agency says.

Organizations conducting legitimate voter-registration drives will typically contact you ...

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