The FBI Anchorage Field Office has seen an increase in reported fraud schemes targeting Alaskans through unsolicited phone calls in which scammers impersonate law enforcement or government officials to extort money or steal personally identifiable information. Criminal scammers are representing themselves as officials from the FBI, as well as from other local, state, and federal law […]
Anyone can fall victim to an online scam. Scammers can be tricky and intimidating. It’s always good to pause and take a beat. Don’t be embarrassed to talk about it. And with the rise in scams, we should all be having conversations with our friends and loved ones to keep us all safe. […]
WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service this week announced its annual Dirty Dozen list of tax scams for 2025 with a warning for taxpayers, businesses and tax professionals to watch out for common schemes that threaten their tax and financial information. Ranging from email schemes to misleading tax credits, many of the Dirty Dozen items peak […]
(Anchorage, AK) – Con artists don’t necessarily need technology to try to dupe consumers. Well before texts and email, there was “snail mail,” and scammers continue to churn out deceptive mail pieces. As consumer protection advocates observe National Consumer Protection Week, Alaska Attorney General Treg Taylor today warned consumers about the potential for mail scams. Deceitful […]