SALEM, Ore. – The Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services (DCBS) is alerting the public to a scam aimed at Spanish-speaking injured workers in nearby states like Idaho and Montana.
According to DCBS, scammers are contacting workers through phone, email, and social media, urging them to attend fake online workers’ compensation hearings. Victims are then asked to pay money to receive benefits, a request DCBS emphasizes is never legitimate.
The Oregon Workers’ Compensation Division (WCD) and the Workers’ Compensation Board (WCB) assure that they will never ask for a payment to release benefits. They also warn against paying via gift cards, wire transfers, or cryptocurrency…