Island County candidate targeted by fake email scam

Experts warned that we can expect much more of these scams as Election Day approaches.

CLINTON, Wash. — As Marie Shimada campaigns in her community, she has been forced to do a bit of damage control after someone hijacked her message.

“I think the Island County community is a really beautiful place,” Shimada said. “There are a lot of people with a lot of good intent. So, it surprised me that there would be a bad actor who would be sending something fraudulent or malicious.”

Shimada is running for a seat on the Island County Commission.

Last month someone sent four different

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