Author: Christine Pitawanich PORTLAND, Ore. (KGW) — Cryptocurrency is new and exciting, but it’s also complicated to understand —which means it can be easy to get duped. On Wednesday, experts at the FBI’s Portland Division gave some pointers on how ...
SALEM, Ore. – The Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Oregon branch is sounding the alarm about bomb threat scams. The FBI said it has received several complaints through its Internet Complaint Center about a new threat that businesses and agencies across ...
JACKSONVILLE, Ore. – A Jacksonville man said he was scammed out of almost $2,000 after working for DoorDash. He’s now trying to make sure it doesn’t happen to anyone else. Dru Philips is born and raised in the Rogue Valley, ...
JACKSONVILLE, Ore. – The Britt Music and Arts Festival is seeing an increase in ticket scams this year. Britt said ticket resellers like StubHub, Seat Geeks, and Tickets-Center are settling Britt tickets at inflated values. For example, ZZ Top tickets ...
GRANTS PASS, Ore. — The Grants Pass Department of Public Safety wants to warn people about a scam going on in Josephine County. Sergeant Mike Miner with GPDPS says people have been getting phone calls from someone, asking them if ...
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. – Klamath Falls residents are being warned about a potential scam. The city is sounding the alarm about people pretending to be with the public works department sending text messages about a water shutoff with a link ...
WASHINGTON, D.C. (NBC) – The government is warning senior citizens to watch out for COVID vaccine scams. It is important to know that Medicare covers the vaccine so there should be no cost to you. If anyone asks you to ...
SHASTA COUNTY, Cal. – A large scam is taking advantage of the unemployment benefit system. According to the Shasta County District Attorney, the FTC is reporting impostors who are filing claims for unemployment benefits under the names of people who ...
SALEM, ORE.– The Oregon Division of Financial Regulation is warning Oregonians about potential scams related to coronavirus. The department says scams are always a problem but it’s already noticed a few related to the pandemic. “These are typical types of ...
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 ...