​The Board of Nursing is warning our constituents to be aware of a scam currently in circulation
The scam sends an email, USPS mailed letter or a phone call claiming the victim is under investigation for laundering money and dealing drugs.

* Never give anyone your savings, checking or investment account numbers over the phone.
* If someone asks you to purchase gift cards, Green Dot cards, or cryptocurrency and then asks you to give them the numbers, do not do so.
* If you are in doubt, call your local law enforcement agency or financial institution and let them know that you have received a suspicious call, asking for you to provide personal financial information.

Anyone receiving a call from a person claiming to be with DEA should report the incident to the FBI at www.ic3.gov.  The Federal Trade Commission provides recovery steps, shares information with more than 3,000 law enforcement agencies and takes reports at reportfraud.ftc.gov.  

For any victims who have given personally identifiable information like a social security number to the caller, can learn how to protect against identity theft at www.identitytheft.gov.

updated 03/05/2025