Happy Thanksgiving! Sorry to interrupt your festivities, but right around the corner are the biggest shopping days of the year — Black Friday and Cyber Monday. The holidays draw millions of buyers every year looking to score deals, compete for... View Article
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Scam Alert on November 23, 2022
In a time of national crisis like Hurricane Ian, our natural instincts are to feel compassion and want to help. Before donating to Hurricane Ian relief funds, those eager to assist should be aware of scams and fraudulent charities, Oregon... View Article
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Scam Alert on October 5, 2022
Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum is issuing a new warning about student loan scams. Unfortunately, scams are popping up in the aftermath of the exciting recent changes to federal student loan programs, like the White House’s recent announcement on loan... View Article
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Scam Alert on September 22, 2022
This is an important message to all Oregonians from AG Ellen Rosenblum: Do not — under any circumstances — provide personal information to anyone who calls claiming to be from a bank or other financial institution and tells you your... View Article
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Scam Alert on August 23, 2022
Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum is warning homeowners about a home warranty scam. A number of Oregonians have reported receiving a letter in the mail from “Home Warranty Solutions” urging them to purchase a home warranty claiming the current home... View Article
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Scam Alert on August 17, 2022
Watch out for emails from scammers posing as computer software company, McAfee. They’re fakes! Have you received an email with the subject line “Thank you for your purchase!” that looks like it came from McAfee, a computer security software company?... View Article
To kick off National Consumer Protection Week, Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum today released the Oregon Department of Justice’s (DOJ) list of 2021’s top ten consumer complaints. For the second year in a row, auto sales and repairs, telecommunications and imposter scams... View Article
Attorney General Rosenblum Alerts Consumers Impacted by the Massive 2021 T-Mobile Data Breach to Take Steps to Protect Your Personal Information. Attorney General Rosenblum urges all Oregonians who may have been impacted by last year’s massive T-Mobile data breach to... View Article
With the growth of the highly contagious Omicron variant and the demand for Covid-19 tests rising throughout Oregon, Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum reminded Oregonians to watch for testing sites that seem suspicious, or vendors that are selling at-home tests for... View Article
Recently, Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum learned about several fake job postings targeting individuals interested in applying for jobs at the Oregon Department of Justice. These fake job listings are created by scraping legitimate websites, such as LinkedIn, and then... View Article
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Scam Alert on September 18, 2021