Anchorage, Alaska A company claiming to be based out of Vancouver, Washington is costing businesses to lose thousands of dollars with a too good to be true advertising scam. According to Better Business Bureau Serving the Northwest reports, a company using the name Core Brand Solutions is targeting businesses across the U.S including Oregon, Washington, Wisconsin and even all the way to Florida. Recently, a tourist related company […]
Many crowdfunding donors have recently been left in the dark because of shady business ventures. Crowdfunding is a method of raising money from multiple donors, typically via the internet. Charities and businesses often use crowdfunding websites to get a business or project off the ground. Since it’s often difficult to determine if a crowdfunding campaign is legitimate, Better Business Bureau Serving the Northwest advises consumers to be cautious before […]
AST released an advisory after receiving reports of a “telephonic phone scam” targeting Alaskans. The advisory was posted on the trooper dispatch on Tuesday. According to the posting, troopers found in their investigation that numerous individuals have called in to AST seeing clarification of phone calls they have been receiving where the caller identifies themselves […]
Alaska State Troopers are warning Alaskans to be aware of a phone scam where an individual calls his intended victim and identifies himself as an Alaska State Trooper, of various names and rank, and informs the callee, that they have active warrants for their arrest, in this case for contempt of court. In this scam, […]