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The Chelan County Sheriff's Office is warning residents that another phone scam has started to hit the region. This one works when a person receives a call from someone claiming to be from the Cashmere Valley Bank fraud department. They then claim that your account has been compromised and that there has been a charge in China ...

The Okanogan County Sheriff's Office is warning residents of a scam that has hit the area. Someone is calling and identifying themselves as Sheriff Tony Hawley and requesting donations. On a Facebook post warning of the scam, the Sheriff's Office says that Hawley is not calling to request money via gift cards ...

The Chelan County Sheriff's Office says they received multiple reports of a scam in which residents receive a phone call from a person who claims to be Sgt. Adam Musgrove from the Chelan Police Department. That particular agency last existed in 2004 and while Musgrove works for the Sheriff's Office, he is a Chief now having been promoted earlier this year ...

The Kittitas County Sheriff's Office is warning of a scam involving supposed phone calls from a member of the department. Deputies say that the intended victims get a call that will have a caller ID that says the Sheriff's Office. They also have specific information about the intended victims and their professional involvement with the county's court system ...

The Washington Department of Labor and Industries says that homeowners who have had property damaged by wildfires should be on the lookout for scammers who might take advantage of the situation. They might offer to repair a building or home, or even rebuild it ...

The Chelan-Douglas Health District is warning residents about a scam involving two men who claim to test your water and then try to sell you an expensive water filtration system. Director of Health Communications Veronica Farias says the two introduce themselves as from the "U ...

The Grant County Sheriff's Office is warning the public about another scam after an Ephrata resident lost $800 recently. They say someone called the victim using a spoofed, or fake, phone number and claimed that they needed to pay fines or they would go to jail...

A paving company that had claimed to be from Moses Lake scammed a Wenatchee woman and three of her neighbors. Our news partner, iFiberone, reported that Joni Eller, a victim in the scam, was approached by individuals who claimed to work for United Paving of Moses Lake on September 16...

Secretary of State Kim Wyman is cautioning Washington business owners to be aware of a misleading and potentially fraudulent mailing that purports to be an official bill related to business registration requirements. “We’re working with the Attorney General’s Office – the agency that investigates and prosecutes consumer fraud – to see if further action should be taken to protect businesses in Wash