Scammers Are Impersonating Best Buy’s Geek Squad; Here’s What You Need to Know

Don’t fall for these phony Geek Squad invoices and customer service numbers. Consumers and small business owners are being targeted by a scam that involves fraudulent invoices and customer service numbers posing as Best Buy’s Geek Squad. Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum is urging Oregonians to be on the lookout for this scam. “If you get a text message or email that… View Article

Posted in Consumer Protection, News on June 9, 2023

Oregon AG, Treasurer, to Investigate Fox Corporation Board of Directors for Breach of Fiduciary Duty

Representing the Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund (OPERF), Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum has begun an investigation into a potential stockholder derivative action against the board of directors of Fox Corporation, the corporate parent of Fox News, for breach of fiduciary duty. The Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund is a Fox investor. “Treasurer Read and I… View Article

Posted in Media Release on June 5, 2023

Did you receive a text or email offering you a REFUND? Don’t fall for it. It’s a scam!

For years, scammers have been pretending to be someone you trust, while trying to trick you into sending them money. But as more people learn the scammers’ devious ways, they’re switching it up. So instead of contacting you about a debt and making threats to get you to pay up, scammers may send you an… View Article

Posted in Consumer Protection, News on June 2, 2023

Attorney General Rosenblum Announces $102.5 Million National Settlement with Suboxone Maker for Alleged Illegal Monopoly Tactics

Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum announced today that Oregon has joined 41 other states in a nationwide $102.5 million settlement with the maker of Suboxone, Indivior Inc. Oregon will receive approximately $1.5 million from the settlement. Suboxone is used in the medically assisted treatment of opioid use disorder. It plays an important part in our fight… View Article

Posted in Media Release, Opioids on June 2, 2023

AG Rosenblum Sues 3M, DuPont, Others for PFAS Contamination from Firefighting Foam

Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum today sued 21 companies – including DuPont and 3M – involved in the manufacture of aqueous film-forming foam (AFFF) and its components, alleging their legal responsibility for PFAS contamination in Oregon caused by AFFF. PFAS is the common term for “per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances.” These chemicals are used in firefighting foam,… View Article

Posted in Media Release on May 31, 2023