New Scam Targeting Local Spokane Area Businesses - Spokane, North Idaho News & Weather KHQ.com

New Scam Targeting Local Spokane Area Businesses

Posted: Updated:
by Mark Billings, KHQ Assignment Desk - email

SPOKANE, Wash. - The Better Business Bureau put out a warning on Wednesday to businesses across Eastern WA, North Idaho, and Montana. According to the BBB, a California-based business named US Telecom has been mailing misleading invoices to businesses. The BBB even received one of the phony bills for $425.

The BBB says the invoices are actually solicitations for US Telecom services. United State Postal Service regulations require that mailers like these be marked as solicitations. Nowhere on the invoice does it state that it is a solicitation.

US Telecom has received 516 complaints in the past 36 months. More than 200 of those complaints went unanswered.

  • Most Popular StoriesMost Popular Stories

  • Tuesday, June 18 2013 7:25 PM EDT2013-06-18 23:25:07 GMT
    UPDATE: A male driver has serious injuries, the other driver, who's a female, has life threatening injuries.
    UPDATE: A male driver has serious injuries, the other driver, who's a female, has life threatening injuries. Authorities tell our Katie Steiner that the female was driving in the wrong-direction in the southbound lanes on Hwy. 195 when she collided with a male driver. GET THE IDENTITIES OF THOSE INVOLVED INSIDE>>>

  • Wednesday, June 19 2013 11:26 AM EDT2013-06-19 15:26:20 GMT
    PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A 41-year-old man is being held on $5 million bail after police say he castrated a paraplegic during a dispute at an assisted living facility in Philadelphia.
    PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A 41-year-old man is being held on $5 million bail after police say he castrated a paraplegic during a dispute at an assisted living facility in Philadelphia.

  • Wednesday, June 19 2013 2:00 PM EDT2013-06-19 18:00:00 GMT
    KHQ.COM - Authorities in Idaho say a 21-month-old Idaho girl has died after she was left in a vehicle. CPR was attempted but Elizabeth Randall was pronounced dead at the hospital.
    KHQ.COM - Authorities in Idaho say a 21-month-old Idaho girl has died after she was left in a vehicle. CPR was attempted but Elizabeth Randall was pronounced dead at the hospital. READ MORE DETAILS INSIDE OF THE STORY>>>