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
Con-artists are targeting you and the people you care about. Learn how to fight back and spot the crooks before they spot you. When: Friday, August 4, 2023 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Doors open at 8:30 a.m. Where: Columbia... View Article
The Oregon Driver and Motor Vehicles division of ODOT confirmed Thursday that cybercriminals copied information on an estimated 3.5 million Oregon driver’s licenses and identification card holders, as part of the global MOVEit Transfer attack. That’s bad news because your driver’s... View Article
Don’t fall for these phony Geek Squad invoices and customer service numbers. Consumers and small business owners are being targeted by a scam that involves fraudulent invoices and customer service numbers posing as Best Buy’s Geek Squad. Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum is urging Oregonians to be... View Article
For years, scammers have been pretending to be someone you trust, while trying to trick you into sending them money. But as more people learn the scammers’ devious ways, they’re switching it up. So instead of contacting you about a... View Article
Did you pay to file your federal income tax returns using TurboTax for tax years 2016, 2017, and/or 2018, even though you were eligible to file for free through the IRS Free File program? Many Oregonians did, and if you’re one... View Article
