The Central California Better Business Bureau says people receiving text messages offering upwards of $1,000 to participate in a COVID-19 clinical study are coming from scam artists. "No matter how curious you are – or how much you could use an extra $1,200 – don’t click. It’s a scam!," writes...
Valley Truck Parts Company Rips Off Customers, Lawsuit Says
A Bakersfield company that sells after-market parts for trucks, off-road vehicles and SUVs asks customers to pay up front on orders often worth several hundred dollars, then fails to deliver the product or provide a refund, according to a lawsuit filed by the Kern County district attorney. The civil suit...
Alert! Local Scammers Posing As PG&E Workers
Pacific Gas & Electric Co. is alerting customers in the Central Valley to be aware of scam activity with criminals posing as PG&E workers. Law enforcement reports that individuals claiming to work for PG&E are going door to door to investigate outages of electric and phone service but are refusing...
Alert! Local Scammers Posing As PG&E Workers
Pacific Gas & Electric Co. is alerting customers in the Central Valley to be aware of scam activity with criminals posing as PG&E workers. Law enforcement reports that individuals claiming to work for PG&E are going door to door to investigate outages of electric and phone service but are refusing...