Attorney General Rayfield Notes Consumer Complaints Nearly Doubled Over the Past Year As part of National Consumer Protection Week, Attorney General Dan Rayfield is releasing the top 10 consumer complaints in 2024 to the Oregon Department of Justice. The number... View Article
A new scam that uses public images of people’s homes to attempt to trick them into sending scammers thousands of dollars in Bitcoin is hitting email inboxes across the state. DO NOT RESPOND!!! The emails say things like, “You’ve been... View Article
“In April, I joined other attorneys general in sending a letter to UnitedHealth Group, Inc. — the nation’s largest health insurer and the parent company of Change Healthcare — urging the corporation to take more meaningful action to better protect... View Article
In 2023, the Oregon Department of Justice received more complaints about imposter scams than any other scam. To raise awareness, the Oregon Department of Justice is participating in National “Slam the Scam” Day », a day dedicated to preventing scams... View Article
Over a Million Dollars Recovered for Consumers who Called DOJ Hotline To mark National Consumer Protection Week, Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum today released the Oregon Department of Justice’s (DOJ) list of 2023’s top ten consumer complaints. The Attorney General’s Consumer Hotline fielded... View Article
Unfortunately, Valentine’s Day is not all about romance and love for the nearly 70,000 Americans who, according to the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”), lost a combined $1.3 billion to so-called romance scams in 2022. What is a “romance scam?” First... View Article
Buying a new home is so exciting! But it can also be chaotic. Amid the stress and piles of paperwork it can be difficult to think clearly. Unfortunately, that’s when fraudsters are most likely to strike and try to trick... View Article
AG Rosenblum Urges Oregonians to Watch Out for Scammers this Holiday Season For many Oregonians, Black Friday and Cyber Monday are the perfect time to check items off their holiday shopping lists. For others, it’s an opportunity to trick people... View Article
Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum is warning Oregonians about an emerging trend in tech support scams called remote access scams. In a remote access scam, a scammer tries to convince you to give them remote control over your personal computer or... View Article
As student loan borrowers resume payments on their federal student loans in October 2023, Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum is warning Oregonians about scams targeting borrowers. The most common scams are: For a fee, the scammer will claim to be able... View Article
