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If you or someone you know is facing Alzheimer’s, dementia or another chronic illness, it’s never too early to put financial plans in place. The Alzheimer’s Association of Northern Nevada will present a free, in-person class on Managing Money: A Caregiver’s Guide to Finances.

Carson City Health and Human Services announced last week that vaccinations would be moving into Tier 2 beginning on Monday, Jan. 11 starting with educators and daycare providers.

CARSON CITY— The state of Nevada issued a statement Tuesday on the widely reported compromise of SolarWinds Orion software along with advice and information for consumers.

NV Energy is alerting customers of a scam involving a person or persons who are calling both business and residential customers, falsely identifying themselves as utility company employees and making deceptive threats about their electric service, demanding immediate payment.

CARSON CITY — The Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation is warning businesses that an email with a subject line “Important Notice (Urgent Response Required)” is not from the agency, but a phishing email targeting Nevada employers.

The Carson City Chamber of Commerce and the Better Business Bureau will host a free Zoom seminar today, Tuesday, that focuses on business scams and how to avoid being scammed. The seminar features experts with the Federal Trade Commission, Office of the Nevada Attorney General, and the Nevada Department of Business & Industry Office of Consumer Affairs

The Carson City Sheriff’s Office regularly receives complaints of scams and fraudulent activity.

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Nevada’s COVID-19 Task Force, formed by Attorney General Aaron D. Ford and U.S. Attorney Nicholas A. Trutanich, has recently received reports suggesting that personal identifying information of some present and past Nevada residents is being used to file fraudulent applications for unemployment benefits.

The Washoe County Sheriff’s Office commends residents for not falling victim to one particular scam targeting senior citizens.

The Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation (DETR) is cautioning filers to be aware of websites that appear to look like legitimate government websites offering assistance in filing for Nevada unemployment insurance.

CARSON CITY — Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford is warning consumers to be alert of scammers looking to take advantage of fear surrounding the coronavirus (COVID-19) to sell fake products or steal your money or personal information. Fraudsters may use text messages, social media and emails to promote these scams.

The thaw continues around the capital city as we head into Tuesday with highs expected in the mid-50s. Events lined up feature morning and evening walks hosted by Muscle Powered, Carson City TRIAD will give a presentation at the senior center on scams targeting older adults. Also on tap, the Carson City Classic Cinema Club presents a Jimmy Stewart favorite "You Can't Take it With You" at the BAC; if you love music, there's Big-Band Jazz X2 at the Carson City Community Center, and you can join Carson Now as it celebrates its 10th anniversary at Living the Good Life.

To maintain clarity and ensure the public is aware of any fraudulent activity Nevada Census 2020 advises the best way to protect against scams is to know what to look for when approached or when receiving correspondence to the related to the upcoming Census count.

CARSON CITY, Nev. – Carson City Nevada Triad presents Scams Targeting Older Adults a presentation designed to educate you on the current trends in frauds and scams and learn how to not fall victim to their ploys. The event will take place in the Joshua Tree Room at the Carson City Senior Center, 911 Beverly Drive, Tuesday, March 3 from 1 to 2 p.m.

The Carson City Sheriff’s Office has recently seen an increase in what is known as a “Virtual Kidnapping Scheme.” This is where criminals call unsuspecting people on their cell phone, based on research, and convince them they have kidnapped a family member, demanding a ransom be paid quickly.

MINDEN, Nev. — The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office is asking the public, especially our senior population, to be aware of a recent telephone scam being reported to the Sheriff’s Office. This advisement was issued in July of this year, however the Sheriff’s office is receiving reports the calls continue.

UPDATE: 6:09 p.m. According to Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong, the root of the incident tonight was yet another telephone scam that has led to a terrible situation.

According to Furlong, no one has been arrested and no robbery took place. A man received a call from Mexico saying his daughter had been kidnapped and was being held for ransom, and the man went to the bank to retrieve funds to rescue his daughter.

However, the call was a scam; one of two that have occurred just today that the Carson City Sheriff's Office has dealt with, said Furlong.

The robocall epidemic in America has hit almost everybody, but one demographic is highly targeted — senior citizens. U.S. Rep. Susie Lee, D-Las Vegas, held an event today to discuss the issue with ...

The Carson City Sheriff’s Office has continued to see an increased amount of phone scams. We want the public to remain vigilant and educated in these issues. Scammers are routinely calling people saying they have missed a court date, missed a jury summons, they have a warrant, or they owe fines.

The Nevada Department of Health and Human Services on Thursday sent out an advisory warning Nevadans to be aware of a telephone scam targeting Medicaid recipients.

As we set our radar ahead to Tuesday, June 25, 2019, we say hello Carson City and welcome to a bevy of events ahead including activities for children of all ages, a Muscle Powered morning walk, evening hike and bike ride, a cyber security awareness workshop hosted by DeBug Computer, a job fair at the Carson Nugget, art showings, a delicious taste of France via Bleu Café Culinary Travelers Club and more. Read on for what's happening.

CARSON CITY — Every week at DeBug Computer, we receive reports from community members who have been scammed into giving money to both cyber and telemarketing frauds, some for thousands of dollars, sometimes under the pretense that the victim has “won” a prize or money, and simply needs to pay a processing fee. Or that a loved one is in danger, and they must transfer money immediately to help them.

Free Cyber Security Class. Learn how to protect yourself from Internet Scams, Telephone Scams, Real Estate "Closing Scams", Email and Netflix Payment Scams. Carson City Senior Center-In the Computer Lab, 911 Beverly Drive
Presented By The Experts At DeBug Computer.

With the surge of Internet and phone scams, it's critical that all be vigilant when anyone contacts you with a deal that sounds too good to be true, is threatening legal action and demanding money, tells you to buy prepaid gift cards (iTunes, Visa, Mastercard, etc), someone posing as Microsoft, Yahoo, or other Internet company telling you that you're computer is infected and want to charge to clean it up remotely, or wire or transfer money from your bank account.

It’s tax season again and this time of the year brings out the scammers trying to take away your money. The Carson City Sheriff’s Office wants to remind everyone to pay close attention to those ongoing scams out there.

Last month the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office visited a senior citizen for a Caring Neighbors referral. Caring Neighbors is a new program administered by DCSO, where qualified and uniformed volunteers call and visit the seniors in our community.

The Carson City Fire Department was contacted Thursday by a resident who stated she had received several phone calls from a person soliciting donations for the fire department and fire victims.

A familiar phone scam began circulating in Carson City over the weekend, this time naming a Carson City Sheriff's Office captain as the phone caller.

The Carson City Sheriff’s Office consistently sees reports of people of all ages falling for scams that affect them financially. We are asking for the public’s assistance to better educate themselves so they do not become a victim of these scams. The majority of these crimes are not something we can solve.

Carson City Nevada Triad presents Phishing the Bermuda Triangle, a presentation on how to protect yourself from financial fraud, identify cues and clues of potentially fraudulent situations and how to avoid them at the Carson City Senior Center, 911 Beverly Drive, Friday, Jan. 12, at 11:45 a.m.