🚨 APD Alert: Check Your Cards for These Charges
That charge you don’t recognize might be more than a billing mistake.
By Gina Hill | Alaska Headline Living | Saturday, August 22, 2026
The Anchorage Police Department is investigating a fraud ring that used stolen credit and debit card information to make unauthorized tap-to-pay purchases at several unrelated retailers. APD is now asking people who may have been affected to help investigators connect the dots.
You don’t have to have lost your physical card.
Stolen card information can potentially be used to make purchases even when your actual credit or debit card is still safely in your wallet. That’s why APD is asking you to take a few minutes to check your bank and credit card statements for unauthorized activity during these dates:
- March 31 – April 10, 2026
- May 17 – 18, 2026
- June 22 – 26, 2026
- July 9 – 11, 2026
Found a charge you don’t recognize? Here’s what to do.
First, contact your bank or credit card company. Tell them the transaction is unauthorized and follow their instructions for protecting your account. They may recommend replacing your card, changing account information or taking other steps to prevent additional fraudulent activity.
Then, tell APD. Call the department’s non-emergency line at 3-1-1 or file a report online.
That’s important because your report could be the piece that connects your transaction to other victims and helps investigators identify who’s behind the fraud. One questionable charge may not seem like much on its own. Multiple reports can reveal a much bigger pattern.
And don’t automatically dismiss a small charge. Fraudulent purchases can be easy to overlook, especially when you’re checking a statement filled with routine transactions.
Take a couple of minutes and look. If everything checks out, great. If something doesn’t, acting quickly can help protect your account and give investigators information they need.
APD Case: 26-0503396
Read APD’s public assistance notice and file a report online
💳 Check the statement. Question the charge. Report the fraud. It could help stop the next victim.