Scammers target users with fake missing police officer posts
The hoax is claiming that Officer Katie Cunningham has gone missing in hopes that users will share the post, allowing scammers to edit it with dangerous links.
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Law enforcement agencies around the country have asked the public to take a closer look at and think twice about sharing suspicious posts and then report them.
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