By Sharyn L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter
Has anyone you know told of receiving a call telling them a beloved relative is jailed and desperately needs bail money, or that they’ve gotten an email notifying them they’ve won a foreign lottery?
Today’s scammers prey upon people’s desires for love, money or good luck with clever schemes in which only the fraudster wins, and a new web page from the state Attorney General’s Office dedicated to educating the public about their latest strategies can be found here [1].
The site highlights nine common scams and offers ways consumers can protect themselves, according to a recent news release from new Attorney General Bob Ferguson’s office.