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Rapidly growing scam siphons nearly $200,000 in 2 weeks from Oregon’s poorest families

Rapidly growing scam siphons nearly $200,000 in 2 weeks from Oregon’s poorest families

“This is theft from Oregon families who can least afford it,” said Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield.

In the first half of September, thieves reportedly stole the food and cash benefits from 424 low-income Oregonians or their families by increasingly using a particularly sneaky technique: debit card skimmers placed over a store’s payment machines.
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Source: The Oregonian | Published: 2025-09-17T16:38:39Z

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