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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...

Scam artists are using Google to establish phony federal agency status.  In the last week, several individuals in Missoula have received phone calls that appear on caller ID to be real Federal Bureau of Investigations’ phone numbers, but are part of an elaborate electronic scam for money or intimidation...

Homeowners all over the state have been receiving scam phone calls that are claiming to be from Northwestern Energy. Northwestern Energy Media Contact Butch Larcomb explains how the scam works.

Vehicle owners across Montana are reporting a seasonal scam that is finding its way into local mailboxes.

Today, a local resident contacted our Missoula Search and Rescue Chief to inform him that a group called "Search and Rescue Charities" had contacted her seeking donations for local SAR organizations.

Montana Attorney General Tim Fox announced a settlement with Dallas-based MoneyGram Payment Systems, Inc. on Thursday, resolving a multistate investigation which focused on complaints of consumers who used MoneyGram’s wire transfer service to send money to third parties involved in schemes to defraud consumers.