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BBB of Washington: Scammers pretending to be government agencies
With tax season well underway, the Better Business Bureau of Washington is warning consumers about the seasonal rise in "government imposter" scams.
The Better Business Bureau (BBB) said these types of scams involved people pretending to represent government agencies all in an effort to steal consumers' personal information and money.
"A consumer recently reported to the BBB’s Scam Tracker a situation where they received a text message from what was supposedly the United States Postal Service, that said their package is not deliverable," said Logan Hickle of the BBB of Washington. "The text instructed this person at home to click on a link and pay to get their package delivered at another time." Read more
Earlier this month KING 5 told you about a Wenatchee woman who helped in the aftermath of the earthquakes impacting Turkey.
She's now back in the states, sharing her experience and describing what ongoing relief efforts look like overseas.
"I get to walk away from this, but their lives are in shambles and it's going to take so much time to recover from that," said Jamie Smith, reflecting on what she said was the most impactful trip of her life. Read more
Additional chances for lowland snow are in the forecast for Monday and Tuesday of this week.
The snow Monday morning moves into the Southwest Interior, Olympic and Kitsap Peninsulas early Monday morning.
Another round of potentially more notable lowland wet snow or a rain/snow mix moves into Seattle and the rest of the Puget Sound lowlands overnight Monday into Tuesday morning. The favored area to see wet snow will be Central Puget Sound. Read more
Sunday marked the end of an era in West Seattle. The Original Bakery closed its doors after being a community staple for 87 years.
Bernie Alonzo bought the bakery in 1975.
On the bakery's last day, regulars lined up to get one last treat and say goodbye to the owners, who many say have become like family to them in all their years in business. Read more
Washington state is one of the top states in the country for the number of reported human trafficking cases.
The Department of Homeland Security is working to combat the problem and recently rescued multiple sex trafficking victims during an undercover operation.
Earlier this month near Sea-Tac International Airport, special agents worked with multiple state and local agencies and rescued nine sex trafficking victims from multiple states, one of whom was a minor. Read more
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