Sedona AZ (March 9, 2015) – Whether consumers have filed their taxes or are in the process of doing so, now is the time to protect against potential tax scams. Better Business Bureau (BBB) advises consumers to beware of electronic communications about taxes or refunds that appear to come from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Identity thieves will impersonate the IRS to ‘phish’ for personal... 

Sedona AZ (January 31, 2015) – The Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office Community Relations Specialist, Anthony Palermo, recently recovered from a 2014 auto accident and now back on the job, is notifying the public of a computer scam that cost a local victim $1,800: A man received a call from con artists posing as a computer repair company. The victim, a 75-year-old man, called police on January... 

Sedona AZ (March 8, 2014) – As National Consumer Protection Week comes to a close, Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne is reminding Arizonans that financial fraud has many different forms (data breaches, identity theft, and telemarketing scams) and providing tips to help consumers protect themselves. “Scammers often target the most vulnerable people in society, a sobering fact made clear by some...