Oregon Disaster Survivors Can Be Victimized By Identity Theft
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and Oregon
Emergency Management (OEM) are warning residents against a particular kind of fraud that may follow in the
wake of a major disaster - identity theft. People living in the disaster area may be contacted by phone or e-mail
from someone posing as a state or federal official. Those suspecting fraud may report it by calling the FEMA
Inspector General's fraud hotline (800) 323-8603 or the State of Oregon Attorney General's consumer
protection hotline at 1-877-877-9392.
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