Scammers Are Posing as Alaska's Liquor Regulators

Scammers are posing as Alaska's liquor regulators, sending official-looking emails — complete with state watermarks and real staff names — to demand wire transfers from license holders.

The Alcohol and Marijuana Control Office warned licensees after several reported the fake invoices. One example AMCO shared came from "[email protected]" and even name-dropped a former Fairbanks restaurant location and a local planning document to seem legitimate before asking the recipient to wire payment.

The tell is simple: real AMCO email only ever comes from an @alaska.gov address. Anything else asking for money is a scam — delete it, or report it to the FTC at reportfraud.ftc.gov. Unsure? Check with AMCO directly