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Guilford Fire Department Warns Residents Of T-Shirt Scam
Contrary to a text message residents may have received, the Guilford Fire Department is not selling $10 T-shirts, firefighters said.
GUILFORD, CT — The Guilford Fire Department is warning residents of an ongoing scam claiming that fire departments are selling T-shirts.
On Sunday, a fraudulent text message was sent out stating the Guilford Fire Department is selling T-shirts and that the message's recipient can get up to $10 off by clicking a link in the message, firefighters said.
"We are not selling any T-shirts," firefighters wrote on Facebook. "Please do not open any emails from people that you do not know or recognize."
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In comments on the department's Facebook post, four community members said they were sent the text message on Sunday.
"I got the ad as well," one of the comments reads. "They've been doing this with all the groups for a while now."
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