Friday, May 22, 2020 The U.S. Secret Service has alerted our office about an unemployment fraud scheme targeting people in states across the country, including North Carolina. The scammers, based in Nigeria, use personal information stolen in data breaches and hacks to file for unemployment in someone else’s name. If you receive mail about unemployment […]
Thursday, May 21, 2020 Our office has learned that scammers are posing as COVID-19 contact tracers to steal people’s money and personal information. While legitimate health officials in North Carolina may call you to complete COVID-19 contact tracing, they will never ask you to provide information like bank account or Social Security numbers. Last month, […]
Friday, May 15, 2020 Our federal partners have alerted us to reports of nursing homes and assisted living facilities attempting to require residents to sign over their $1,200 economic impact payments. The nursing homes claim that because the person is on Medicaid, the facility is entitled to the money. This is not true and unlawful, […]
Wednesday, May 6, 2020 As the latest round of Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) payments go out to small businesses across North Carolina, scammers are devising ways to steal your relief money. Our office has received reports of scammers asking people to electronically sign documents from the Small Business Administration (SBA) to receive their loans. These […]
Attorney General Josh Stein launched Operation Silver Shield to confront scammers and fraudsters who target older North Carolinians. Operation Silver Shield covers all of NCDOJ’s varied work to protect people from scams, take legal action against fraudsters when necessary, and educate people on how best to keep themselves and their parents and grandparents safe. April Scammer Scorecard […]
Friday, April 24, 2020 As people across North Carolina adopt pets during the COVID-19 pandemic, our office has received multiple reports of puppy scams. In these schemes, scammers charge extra fees to people looking to bring home a new pet, ask consumers to pay with gift cards, or even sell non-existent puppies to people. Our […]
Miércoles 22 de abril de 2020 Los estafadores están encontrando nuevas formas de explotar la angustia económica de las personas para robarles su dinero e información personal. Nuestra oficina está al tanto de estafas de llamadas automáticas que incluyen delincuentes que se hacen pasar por funcionarios del gobierno, falsas coberturas de seguro de salud COVID-19 […]
Wednesday, April 22, 2020 Scammers are finding new ways to exploit people’s economic distress to steal their money and personal information. Our office is aware of robocall scams that include criminals impersonating government officials, phony COVID-19 health insurance coverage, and fraudulent “easy money” offers to those out of work. As people look for economic relief, […]
Martes 14 de abril de 2020 En medio de la crisis de COVID-19, más carolinianos del norte están trabajando y aprendiendo de forma remota utilizando el Internet de su hogar. Eso hace que sea un buen momento para garantizar que sus sistemas sean lo más seguros posible. Los piratas informáticos y los estafadores están trabajando […]
Tuesday, April 14, 2020 Amid the COVID-19 crisis, more North Carolinians are working and learning remotely using their home internet. That makes now a great time to ensure that your systems are as secure as possible. Hackers and scammers are working overtime to steal your money and personal information, but taking simple security steps like […]