“Don’t Click December”

Boise, Dec. 1 – During the holiday season, online criminals increasingly target Idahoans through online scams and fraud schemes.

U.S. Attorney Josh Hurwit, along with the FBI, the Idaho StatePolice, the Ada County Prosecutor’s Office, the Ada County Sheriff’s Office, the Boise Police Department, the Meridian Police Department, and the Garden City Police Department, announced their joint “Don’t Click December” Consumer Protection Campaign. The Attorney General’s Consumer Protection Division, AARP Idaho, and the Better Business Bureau also participated in the announcement.

The campaign advises members of the public to exercise skepticism and caution when receiving unsolicited online, email, pop-up, or text communications from unknown or unverified sources. If there is any doubt about a link, message, or attachment, law enforcement cautions: “don’t click it.”

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