(Anchorage, AK) – The U.S. Marshals Service and the Alaska State Troopers are warning the public today of a telephone scam involving a fraudulent caller contacting convicted sex offenders and alleging they are in violation of their sex offender registration requirements and demanding payment to avoid being arrested. Recently, there were reported attempts of a […]
(Anchorage, AK) – Robocalls and unwanted texts are almost always a nuisance, and increasingly they are being used as tools by scammers to steal money and personal information. Con artists may call or text claiming to be from the government, a financial institution or a business. They may use call-spoofing technology to disguise their number on […]
(Juneau, AK) – The Alaska Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development (DCCED), Division of Corporations, Business, and Professional Licensing (CBPL), is warning professional licensees and the public about criminals posing as licensing board investigators or other law enforcement personnel as part of a scheme to defraud professional licensees. The licensees targeted in this scheme are those […]
The Anchorage Police Department has received information that scammers are calling citizens claiming to be Anchorage Police Officers. The names the scammers are providing are names of real APD officers. If you receive a call from someone claiming to be a police officer remember: Law enforcement will NEVER ask for any form of payment. If […]