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The Attorney General is the head of the North Carolina Department of Justice. The Department has four primary functions:

Provide legal representation to state agencies;
Assist local law enforcement in fighting crime and prosecuting cases;
Provide training and standards for law enforcement;
Protect North Carolina consumers.

Stay Safe and Avoid Scams

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RALEIGH, NC (September 10, 2018) -- The price gouging law that protects consumers from scammers is now in effect in North Carolina after Governor Roy Cooper declared a state of emergency for the state as Hurricane Florence moves toward the…

Don’t fall for email extortion scams

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RALEIGH, NC (July 31, 2018) -- The North Carolina Department of Justice (NCDOJ) has seen a string of email scams in the past few weeks from scammers threatening to release private videos of you unless you pay them. The scammers will…

Beware of phony arrest threats from the State Treasurer

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RALEIGH, NC (July 20, 2018) -- If you’ve received a phone call or email from the North Carolina Department of the State Treasurer (DST) claiming that you or your loved ones will be arrested due to a failure to pay outstanding fines, don’t…

Scammer Tries a New Payment Method

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RALEIGH, NC (June 5, 2018)…Scammers are always looking for new twists and new ways to carry out their schemes, and a Durham resident recently experienced this firsthand. After being convinced that he was a lottery winner, the elderly…

Beware of Distraction Scammers

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RALEIGH, NC (April 26, 2018)…Law enforcement officials in Wake County have received multiple reports of scammers posing as flooring salesmen, and targeting the elderly. These crooks work as a two or three-person team. They often put the…

Internet Rental Scams

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RALEIGH, NC (April 16, 2018)…Finding affordable housing is a challenge in many parts of North Carolina, and rental scammers are well aware of this fact. They exploit the situation by “hijacking” existing online ads (substituting their…

Blue Cross, State Health Plan Warn of Phony Calls

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RALEIGH, NC (April 5, 2018)…The North Carolina State Health Plan for Teachers and State Employees, and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (which administers the plan), are reporting that some of their members are receiving phone…

Consumer Protection Week

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RALEIGH, NC (March 8, 2018)…National Consumer Protection Week is a good time to make sure you are taking steps to avoid being the victim of frauds, scams, and unethical businesses practices. Here’s a refresher on some basic rules that can…