The Consumer Protection Unit of the Alaska Attorney General’s Office warns Alaska that scam phone calls are on the rise in Alaska, and they come with a new, personalized slant. Several victims have reported being taken for thousands of dollars in recent weeks by scammers who have taken old scams to a whole new level. […]
U.S. President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer says he paid $130,000 of his own money to a pornographic actress who once claimed to have had a sexual relationship with Trump about 12 years ago. Attorney Michael Cohen said he paid adult film star Stephanie Clifford, who performs under the name ‘Stormy Daniels’, before the 2016 presidential […]
A call-in to the APD dispatch on Wednesday at 8:31 am on Wednesday inadvertently thwarted at least one suspect from possibly passing counterfeit bills at businesses in the Northern Lights area APD said today. The caller reported suspicious activity that may include drug usage in the Fred Meyers parking lot on Northern Lights. Police responded, located the […]
In August 2017 the Anchorage Police Department took 87 fraud reports regarding counterfeit money that had been passed during transactions. The sophistication of the bills being passed in Anchorage is low; the fake money is easy to spot if a few moments are taken to examine it. Legitimate money is 75% cotton and 25% linen […]