Oregon State Police has received some reports of a false Amber Alert being received by some people as a text message on their cell phones. Today's message is like to those reported in April and July of 2008 and is similar to a hoax text message reported in Utah today. There are no active Amber Alerts in Oregon at this time.
Earlier today, information was received from the U.S. Justice Department advising about a text message being received on cell phones with an alarming message about a 7-year old kidnapped girl in a silver vehicle displaying unknown state license plate 72B381. The earlier information indicated it may have been either out of Arizona or Idaho Falls, Idaho. Law enforcement was contacted in both states confirming they did not have active AMBER Alerts. The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children was also contacted and they were not aware of any active AMBER Alerts. The message appears to be a hoax
