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Potential Scam Alert From Missoula County Sheriff's Department [AUDIO]

Peter Christian — Tue, 07 May 2013 21:11:17 +0000

The Missoula County Sheriff’s Department has received word that a company called “Property Transfer Services” is vastly overcharging their customers for copies of documents that should only cost a few pennies. Public Information Officer Paige Pavalone said on Tuesday that this activity is not technically a scam. “Someone who works here in the county courthouse [...]

Scam Uses Fake Department of Labor Letter to Target Montana Businesses

Jon King — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 21:58:58 +0000

The Montana Department of Labor and Industry has seen an usually high number of scams targeting Montana business over the past few months. Now a new deception has been discovered.

What the…? Millionaire Couple Busted for Receiving Welfare Benefits

Shauna Wright — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 23:23:20 +0000

Investigators and authorities have learned that a Seattle couple lived in a million-dollar home and traveled the world, all while collecting more than $135,000 in welfare benefits. Lyudmila Shimonova allegedly got Section 8 housing assistance starting in 2003 by saying she lived alone with two children and that her household assets were less than $5,000. [...]