Beware of Voter Registration Fraud

With a record number of people expected to go to the polls this November, the Better Business Bureau is warning about voter registration fraud. Identity thieves are using the election to try to get your personal information.

The deadline to register is October 10 and the identity thieves know that many people are unfamiliar with the process and may be voting for the first time.

Record numbers of people are expected to go to the polls this Election Day and scammers are aware of the voter registration drives that are out there. So they're using it as an opportunity to try to steal your personal information.

The scams can come from phone calls or official-looking sign-up booths but primarily, the thieves have just put a different spin on the tried-and-true phishing scams.

You get an e-mail which appears to be from some government agency saying you need to click on a link to register to vote or resolve some registration issue. You're actually being linked to a bogus site where you are asked for sensitive information