GRANTS PASS, Ore. —Grants Pass Police is warning the public of a phone scam. It says there has been a rise in callers claiming to be officers or detectives from the Grants Pass Police Department. GPPD says the scammers use ...
DOUGLAS COUNTY, Ore. – “The scam is back, just hang up.” That’s the message from the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office (DCSO) after it recently received several reports from community members who say they were contacted via phone by people impersonating ...
COOS COUNTY, Ore. —The Coos County Sheriff’s Office is warning the public of a new scam. Scam messages are being sent by text and email advising people to click a link to renew their concealed handgun permits. The Coos County ...
JACKSONVILLE, Ore. —The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office is warning the community about a new phone scam. The agency says during attempted phone scam in Jacksonville, suspects pretended to be from JCSO and threatened the victim with arrest for contempt of ...
JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. – Police are warning of a phone scam after a Jacksonville resident almost lost $22,000 to a scammer. According to the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office, deputies took a report from the victim Thursday who said the person ...
MEDFORD, Ore. – The Medford Police Department sent out a warning about employer phone scams. MPD said officers have noticed an increase in phone call scams, mostly targeting employees of restaurants and shopping centers. “In recent cases,” MPD explained, “the ...
Author: Katherine Cook (KGW) PORTLAND, Ore. (KGW) — Phone scammers are targeting parents in an attempt to extort money from them, according to school officials in Oregon. It’s happening to families with kids of all ages, including college football players. ...
JOSEPHINE COUNTY, Ore. – The Josephine County Sheriff’s Office is warning the public about potential scam phone calls. Recently, a citizen told JCSO they received a phone call from someone claiming to be a DEA agent from another state. The ...
KLAMATH CO., Ore. — The Klamath County Sheriff’s Office has received multiple complaints from people getting virtual kidnapping phone calls. During the call, people are reporting the caller saying their child has been kidnapped and demanding a ransom. The reporting ...
SALEM, Ore. – A Social Security scam targeting Oregonians has become widespread enough to catch the attention of the Oregon Department of Revenue. State officials said they’re seeing a spike in reports from concerned citizens regarding suspicious phone calls. “The ...