Social media scam using 'lost child' posts hits St. George, spreading
A “bait and switch” social media scam has resurfaced in St. George and across the country, starting with a social media post that is designed to garner a lot of likes and shares.
Users in St. George noticed posts like this appearing on Facebook in early September.
A post shared to the St. George Area Facebook Yard Sale Group included photos of a young child with apparent bruises on his face.
The caption read, “This little boy approximately 3 years old found last night walking behind a home here in St. George. Deputy Ryan Braidley saved him and took him to the Police Station but no one has an idea where he lives, the neighbors don’t know him or how he got there. He says his mom’s name is Emily. Let’s flood our feeds so that this post may reach his family, thank you.”
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