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Montanans need to protect themselves by never answering a call from these 5 area codes.

UGH, we fell for the scam! Online shopping was big before the pandemic, but now it’s bigger than ever. It usually makes our lives easier with a click of a button, and bam! The package shows up and we get all happy. Yay for capitalism and materialism!   ...

Scams are ramping up again! This time, you're late on your water bill.

Criminals were already looking for innovative tactics to take advantage of unwitting victims.

Jim Bakker and his southwestern Missouri church will pay restitution of $156,000 to settle a lawsuit that accused the TV pastor of falsely claiming that a health supplement could cure COVID-19.

State officials noted that in 2020 a record 4,500 Montanans were victims of elder abuse, an increase of nearly 30% since 2018.

The Internal Revenue Service released a warning on Monday about what they are calling a ‘Tax Transcript’ scam in which they warned the public about a surge of fraudulent emails impersonating the IRS and using transcripts as bait to entice users to open emails that contain malware.

With cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin continuing to attract headlines, the Office of Securities Commissioner Matt Rosendale reminds Montana investors to be cautious about such investments.

It's a bitter cold morning and the phone rings, and the caller is threatening to cut off your power immediately if you don't pay hundreds of dollars in late power bills. What do you do?

In yet another instance of yet another fraudulent phone scam, the Deer Lodge police department has reported complaints of a telephone solicitor calling Montana residents and claiming he is raising money for Broadwater County Deputy Mason Moore, who was killed in the line of duty on Tuesday, May 16th...