Scams & Consumer Alerts

59+ min ago   (186+ words) BEND, Ore. -- The Deschutes County Sheriff's Office is warning residents about an active phone scam in which callers impersonate DCSO personnel, including one case last week in which a victim paid $1,000 believing it would secure her son's early release from…...

6+ hour, 11+ min ago   (157+ words) Christopher Woolcott has pleaded guilty to 4 counts of fraud and forgery after creating a fake takeover bid for Touchstone Exploration Inc. Mr Woolcott held shares in Touchstone Exploration Inc and stood to benefit financially from any upward movement in the…...

6+ hour, 36+ min ago   (114+ words) New Hampshire officials are warning residents about the growing threat of cryptocurrency ATM scams. Law enforcement leaders and consumer protection advocates said the scams have become a common tool used by criminals. Once funds are transferred, the transactions are often…...

8+ hour, 7+ min ago   (179+ words) A recent viral tweet on X has brought renewed attention to the threat of AI-driven voice cloning scams, after a user reported receiving a realistic phone call that convincingly replicated his wife's voice. The post describes a call in which…...

5+ hour, 8+ min ago   (1156+ words) OSAKA - Police are warning of a nationwide surge in scams involving criminals posing as officers, with evidence emerging that generative AI may now be used to create fake identities during video calls and make the deception more convincing. Osaka Prefectural…...

5+ hour, 17+ min ago   (482+ words) Posted Sep 14, 2026 12:24 pm. A Calgary woman lost more than $25,000 in a fake bank fraud call, and four men are facing charges for allegedly running a scam where they pretended to be bank employees and couriers. Calgary police say a woman…...

11+ hour, 4+ min ago   (1514+ words) If you paid an invoice and then learned the bank details were false, contact the sending bank immediately. Ask whether it can stop or recall the payment and contact the receiving institution. Verify the real supplier through a previously trusted…...

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5+ hour, 40+ min ago   (412+ words) One of the tell-tale signs of fraudulent communications has traditionally been the domain from which a message originates, as cybercriminals often use lookalike websites and email addresses to impersonate trusted brands. As these messages have become more convincing, many organizations…...

7+ hour, 18+ min ago   (986+ words) Internal City Auditor Vincent Lovino found that a skipped EFT verification let a scammer take a city vendor payment, that a former manager’s misleading statements delayed the official response, and that insurance cut the city’s loss to $27,799.81. Five weeks later,…...