Social Media scam alert in Fayette County

LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) — Officials with Lex End Homelessness are warning residents of a scam circulating on Facebook, falsely claiming to reopen the wait list and increase funding for the Section 8 Housing Voucher Program. The scam involves accounts with generic names such as “Housing Authority.”

Authorities confirm that the Section 8 waitlists in Fayette County are currently closed. They urge everyone to avoid clicking on links to these fraudulent sites and report the fake accounts to Facebook.