CAPE CORAL, Fla. \u2014 The Cape Coral Fire Department is alerting the community about a fraudulent text message scam claiming to sell department T-shirts. The scam has even targeted fire department personnel.<\/p>\n
Fox 4’s Bella Line spoke with a firefighter who says they received the scam text:<\/p>\n
Cape Coral Fire Department warns residents about fraudulent t-shirt text scam<\/p>\n
Operations Lieutenant Jason Spinner said he received the deceptive text message that has been circulating. The message falsely advertises deals on Cape Coral Fire Department shirts.<\/p>\n
“Being that I work for the fire department, and a text comes advertising clothing for the fire department, and we’re very well aware that our department specifically does not sell clothes,” Spinner said.<\/p>\n
Spinner said this is not the first time he has received one of these texts. He emphasized the importance of recognizing warning signs before falling victim to similar scams.<\/p>\n
“If you don’t know who it came from, you don’t understand the context of the message and it has a clickable link, those should be signs that you don’t want to click on that link,” Spinner said.<\/p>\n
According to the department, the only merchandise people can buy is a calendar created through a partnership between the Cape Coral Fire Department Community Foundation and the Cape Coral Animal Shelter.<\/p>\n
“It’s a crazy world. The scammers are always out and about. They, they feed on us because it works,” Spinner said.<\/p>\n