Shopping while sitting on your couch buried underneath a comfy blanket—cup of coffee in one hand, smartphone in the other—seems like a stress-free way to buy holiday gifts. That is, unless package pirates steal your delivery. An online post from Bend Nov. 6 tells the tale: “Package thieves stealing off porches!” the post’s headline read. […]
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Oregon Attorney General Warns of Phone Scams
Tips To Help Oregonians Avoid Fraud and Imposter Phone Scams
Every year Oregonians lose thousands of dollars to telephone scams. Last year, Jeff D. from Silverton, Oregon, learned his aging father wired $1,300 to a scammer in Paris, Texas. The scam was simple. A caller told his father over the phone that he had won $350,000 and a GMC Denali. There was just one catch […]