Watch Out For This Email Scam Affecting Coloradans

Colorado has had a lot of issues with scams over the past few years, and it is easily reflected in the numbers.

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As it would turn out, Coloradans are some of the most likely people to be scammed in the entire country, placing 15th.

In 2023 alone, Coloradans lost a total of $187.6 million to scams. That was actually up 22% from 2022, where we lost $178.3 million.

Some scams that have been affecting Coloradans have included an elaborate Express Lane mail scam that targeted drivers, along with ones that were fake fundraisers for the Stone Canyon Fire. 

However, one that people encounter the most frequently are email scams. Most of the time, they’re either obvious or go straight to your spam. 

Sometimes, though, you’ll encounter one that can give you a cause for concern. That’s what just popped up in my inbox recently.

Coloradans Need to Watch Out for Alison Solis Scam Email

When I booted up my computer when I got to work today, I was greeted by a very interesting email simply titled “Court Summons” coming from the address notifications@court-cases-online.org.

To my surprise, the email said that I had broken a Federal Law and would be needing to go to court next week at 3:30 PM. 

For a split second, I was concerned I had actually done something wrong. But it became pretty clear after looking just a little deeper that this was a clear scam.

For one, when looking up the supposed Federal Law I broke, Title 16 USC 8763, absolutely nothing came up. The link was highlighted, as to suggest I could find out more there, but it felt pretty obvious it was a trick.

On the other hand, it’s insanely vague, telling me to come to court “next week” instead of giving me an actual date.

They then tried to fool me by getting me to click yet another link that had more information about the case.

Finally, the email is signed by a person named Alison Solis, whose title is Chief Secretary Prosecutor.

If you’ve heard that name before, then you might already be aware of this scheme.

The Alison Solis Email Scam Has Been Around For a While

Even though I am just getting this email for the first time now, it turns out the Alison Solis court summons email has been circulating for some time.

The first example I can find of it goes back to 2020, and from what I’ve gathered, the actual email itself is largely unchanged.

So if you get this email, don’t worry, you have not unknowingly committed a Federal crime and need to go to court.