scam

If you get a call from someone claiming to be a family member, private message that family member to confirm that the call isn't them.

Obviously enough complaints have been reported for the WA State AG's office to issue a consumer warning.

According to the Kennewick Police, a woman's sister and herself were threatened if she refused to send money to the scammer.

It was inevitable that this would start happening.

This type of scam has been off and on for a number of years.

Police Warn of Stimulus Check Text Scam, Don't Fall for It!

If anyone calls and says they're from the Benton County Sheriff's Department, it's a scam.

We've gotten one, it says USPS is trying to deliver important package, and we need to click on a "link." Don't do it. Walla Walla County Sheriff even posted alert about it

Scammers never rest.

as far back as mid May, authorities were warning about early signs of fraud and scams surfacing over contact tracing.