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Story Published: Jul 26, 2008 at 2:56 PM PDT This is a press release from the Oregon Attorney General's Office: Attorney General Hardy Myers today warned Oregonians of the increase in scams connected to the rise in gasoline prices and alerted them to three schemes being used to defraud customers. “Twenty-first century con artists are using the Internet and headline news to follow trends and monitor catastrophic events for new opportunities to strike,” Myers explained. “As consumers are looking for a way to cope with the record price of gas, criminals are looking for a way to make a fast buck. We are asking all Oregonians to make themselves aware of these potential scams to protect themselves.” So-called “Gas Saving Products” are being marketed and sold everywhere, door-to-door, over the Internet, on the telephone, and even in... [read full story]
