Scam

An Eastern Oregon woman lost $600,000 to the gold bar scam. Maddy Alvarado, with the Oregon Department of Justice, said the scammers convince the victim their money is at risk.

An old email scam is making the rounds again, prompting warnings from multiple police agencies in Oregon.  Portland Police Sgt. Kevin Allen said the scammers use personal information that’s publicly available on various databases.   “So th...

In 2022 it seems like your phone can do it all: check your irrigation pivots, monitor the health of your dairy cow, and of course give you the latest weather forecast. But one thing your phone should not do, it text itself. The latest scam alert from the FBI involves text messages from your own cell phone number ...

Thursday marks two weeks until the Seahawks preseason gets underway.  And then weeks after that Washington State and Oregon State will start their respective seasons.  The Better Business Bureau is warning the farming community to be on their toes when looking to purchase sports tickets of any kind.  Last ye...

Cooperative Extension programs are available for elders, their children and caregivers, to help protect them from issues such as scams and abuse.  The USDA's Rod Bain has more.       If you have a story idea for the Washington Ag Network, call (509) 547-1618, or e-mail gvaagen@cherrycreekradio.com...

The Walla Walla police department is warning Northwest wineries to be on the look out for fraud.  WWPD Sergeant Kevin Braman says two wineries received orders, via e-mail, but both businesses those the requests sounded a bit suspicious.  ...

AARP is warning rural Americans to take steps to protect their families and their farms from fraud.  AARP recently announced it was partnering with the U.S. Postal Inspection Service to raise scam awareness.  AARP’s Sean Voskuhl points out, fraud affects everyone, including the farming community.   “From ...

With the Trump Administration giving Congress six months to come up with a permanent fix to DACA, many are concerned what that means for the roughly 19,000 Washingtonians impacted by the program.  And with that concern, scammers swoop in to try and separate you from your money.  Ki...

With kids out of school for the summer, many across the Inland Northwest are thinking about where to spend their summer vacation.  The ag community is not those people.  While many growers and producers will take very few days off over the next several months, the Better Business Bureau said now is the time to plan for late fall or winter get-a-ways.  Kirstin...

The Better Business Bureau is warning all of us with phone, either landlines or cell phones, to be aware of the latest scam making the rounds.  Kirstin Davis with the Better Business Bureau told the Washington Ag Network it starts off when you answer, and the person on the other line will ask you if you can hear them.  As...