…by robocallers to pay for the supplies. These scammers having been operating throughout the country, and the federal government recently charged 24 individuals for scamming people out of more than…
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Friday, December 17, 2021 The North Carolina Board of Pharmacy has been notified that scammers are announcing fraudulent prescription drug recall notices in an attempt to divert prescription medication from…
Tuesday, October 13, 2020 Our office has received several reports of an email scam offering phony renewal subscriptions to computer services and virus protection software. The scammers try to steal…
…them out of hundreds of millions of dollars. “Scammers are using fake Facebook ads to trick people into losing millions in scam investments,” said Attorney General Jeff Jackson. “It’s Meta’s…
Carolinian was scammed out of $1,200 after thinking they were buying tickets to a Taylor Swift concert. Social media gives bad actors new ways to trick people. Sometimes scammers will…
security freeze. If you think you or someone you know have been scammed, let us know by calling 1-877-5-NO-SCAM or filing an online complaint at www.ncdoj.gov/complaint. Share Attorney General Stein’s…
…auto warranty scams, and utilities scams. In just one month in 2022, KWK allegedly routed more than 20,000 calls with illegally spoofed telephone numbers and more than 8.7 million calls…
…disaster relief resources here. Beware of scammers trying to take advantage of our desire to help our neighbors. Some scammers may pose as charity organizations and make pleas for disaster…
is the sweetheart scam, when scammers manipulate victims’ romantic feelings to rob them of their money. In 2017, my office received 74 reports of sweetheart scams, and the victims lost…