MADISON, Wis. (WRN) — Food truck vendors are being targeted by criminals trying to get them to pay to work at sporting events that don’t exist.
Wisconsin Consumer Protection is warning food truck vendors about a recent scam targeting them. Administrator Michelle Reinen says criminals have been trying to trick vendors into paying fees to work at sports events that don’t exist.
“The scammers are using numerous different Gmail accounts to contact the vendors and by doing that the scammers are able to avoid these automated spam filters that the vendors may have set up,” Reinen says.
Reinen says you should always double check where and when an event is taking place before considering sending anyone money. The scam is similar to one that targets fans of certain musical artists to sell cheap tickets that don’t exist.
