Coronavirus: Scammers Love Scary News

Unfortunately, as is often the case when challenging events strike communities, fraudsters are lurking in the shadows waiting to take advantage of whomever might be vulnerable to their latest scam. Enter the coronavirus! Scammers are setting up websites to sell bogus products, and using fake emails, texts, and social media posts as a ruse to… View Article

Posted in Consumer Protection, News, Scam Alert on March 9, 2020

How to Avoid Gift Card Scams

Today is National Use Your Gift Card Day and many retailers are encouraging you to use your unused gift cards before they are forgotten. That is certainly a good thing to do-gift cards are fun to use because they feel like “free money” even though somebody (maybe even you) paid for them. However, the Attorney… View Article

Posted in Consumer Protection, News, Scam Alert on January 18, 2020

Don’t want your Smartphone tracking your EVERY MOVE? Here’s what to do!

Whether you realize it or not, you are never really alone! Your smartphone tracks your whereabouts, including the places you go, how many times you have been there, and what days and times you were there. Companies and apps track your visits because they make money when they sell this information to target ads to… View Article

Posted in Consumer Protection, News, Scam Alert on January 8, 2020

Attorney General’s Statement on the Passing of City Commissioner Nick Fish

I just feel sad today — incredibly sad — at the loss of our good friend, “Commish” Nick Fish. In his poignant “resignation” letter three days ago, Nick said, “The future is bright.” I’m sure he believed that. But today our skies are cloudy, suffused with a terribly empty feeling in the hearts of everyone… View Article

Posted in News on January 3, 2020

AG Rosenblum Announces $4 Million Settlement with CenturyLink

Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum today announced a $4 million settlement with the global telecommunications company CenturyLink for engaging in deceptive advertising by door-to-door salespeople, deceptive billing practices, undisclosed fees, and failing to apply promised discounts to customer accounts. Since 2014, Oregon DOJ has received more than 1,200 consumer complaints about CenturyLink. As part of… View Article

Posted in Consumer Protection, Media Release, News on December 31, 2019