The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks is warning about a fake social media post claiming baiting and feeders will be allowed on public hunting lands.

It's called scam baiting, which Collins English Dictionary defines as the "practice of pretending to fall for fraudulent online or telephone schemes in order to waste the time of the perpetrators." ...

SWITCH SCAM WORKS. THIS BAIT AND SWITCH SCAM STARTS WITH A HEART WRENCHING SOCIAL MEDIA POST ABOUT AN INJURED LOST PET OR A MISSING CHILD. YOU DECIDE YOU WANT TO HELP, SO YOU SHARE THAT POST ON ...