Monday, July 12, 2021 Our office has seen reports of North Carolinians being contacted and told they’ve won one of the $1 million dollar prizes in North Carolina’s “Your Shot at $1 Million” vaccine cash drawings. While the vaccine lottery is real, scammers are trying to take advantage of this lottery to steal the hard-earned […]
Tuesday, July 6, 2021 The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has impacted North Carolinians in unprecedented ways, especially as it relates to their pocketbooks. On account of those financial issues, the government suspended evictions for much of the pandemic. Unfortunately, that’s now coming to a close: North Carolina’s evictions moratorium ended on June 30 and the CDC’s […]
Our office is monitoring national reports that 7,000 people have lost around $80 million in cryptocurrency scams over the last six months. Increasing investments in digital coins, such as Bitcoin or Ethereum, are often ripe for scammers. First, it’s important to know that cryptocurrency transactions are largely irreversible. Once you send money using cryptocurrency, there […]
Monday, May 24, 2021 For months our office has received reports of scammers targeting Amazon and Apple customers. We alerted North Carolinians to this scam in December, but our consumer protection specialists have seen a dramatic uptick in recent days. One person even received 27 of these calls in one day. In this scam, a […]
Friday, May 14, 2021 Our office has learned that scammers are targeting Medicare recipients with offers of unnecessary medical supplies. The scheme uses up the victim’s Medicare benefits, and sometimes leaves them unable to pay for medical supplies with Medicare when they need it. Fraudsters call, email, advertise to, or write letters to Medicare beneficiaries […]
Thursday, May 6, 2021 Our office was recently notified about an email scam pretending to be from Attorney General Josh Stein. The sender claims that you owe money and threatens to take legal action, contact your employer, and garnish your wages if you don’t contact them back or make payments. The Attorney General or any […]
Monday, May 3, 2021 Last month, our office warned you about a jury duty scam targeting North Carolinians. The scammer calls to say that the Wake County Sheriff’s office is putting out a warrant for call recipient’s arrest because of their failure to appear for jury duty, and then purportedly connects them to the Wake […]
Consumers in North Carolina should be on the lookout for unscrupulous companies pushing potentially faulty over-the-counter hearing aids. Since the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) relaxed restrictions on the sales of hearing aids in 2017, dozens of companies have entered the over-the-counter hearing aid market. While Congress directed the FDA to pass regulations creating standards […]
Martes, 20 de abril de 2020 En abril, cualquier persona de Carolina del Norte que tenga 16 años o más se convirtió en elegible para inscribirse para recibir la vacuna COVID-19. El Procurador General Josh Stein publicó la guía adjunta de una página para discutir las estafas de vacunas que los habitantes de Carolina del […]
Our office has received reports of a scam targeting North Carolina residents. The scammer calls to say that the Wake County Sheriff’s office is putting out a warrant for call recipient’s arrest because of their failure to appear for jury duty, and then purportedly connects them to the Wake County Clerk’s Office to collect $1,800 […]