A scam is targeting high schools and their sports teams. It has happened in both Steamboat Springs and Moffat County. The scammers say they are broadcasting sporting competitions, like the local football games. They have a fancy graphic that shows the two teams playing, and what time the game starts. If you fall for it, when you click on the graphic, they’ll ask for your credit card information to watch the game. Don’t do it because it is a hoax.
Here are some examples of what the fake football graphics look like, for each school. They are posted bigger at the bottom of this page.
These organizations have gone so far as to set up fake Facebook profiles for the high schools so people think this is where to find the link to watch the game. Check the profile of the person posting because it is usually fake, and don’t give them your credit card.
This is what the home pages of the fake pages look like.
Steamboat Radio alerted both districts of the scam that is happening. The Steamboat Springs School District posted the scam alert on the district’s Facebook page as well. Steamboat Radio is who covers Sailor Sports.
Here are the links to the REAL pages and the FAKE pages. If you have “Liked” the FAKE pages, you should unlike them.
The REAL Steamboat Springs High School Facebook page
https://www.facebook.com/steamboatsailors/
The REAL Steamboat Springs School District Facebook page
https://www.facebook.com/SSSDK12
FAKE Steamboat Springs High School Facebook page
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Steamboat%20Springs%20High%20School/1436787166561808
The REAL Moffat County School District RE-1 Facebook page
https://www.facebook.com/Moffat-County-School-District-RE-1-174305236622935
The REAL Moffat County High School Facebook Page
https://www.facebook.com/MoffatCountyHighSchool
FAKE Moffat County High School Facebook page
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Moffat%20County%20High%20School/931647130183476/
