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This undated photo shows Autumn Nelson. A member of the Blackfeet Nation in Montana, Nelson was recruited to a treatment center for alcohol addiction in the Phoenix area, but was left on the street after she questioned how it was being run during a widespread investigation into fraudulent billing at such places in Arizona. Now back on her reservation, Nelson is among hundreds of Native Americans from around the West who have been recruited to centers with false promises of treatment for their addictions. (Autumn Nelson via AP)

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Fake rehab centers scam Native Americans far from home, officials warn during investigations

Now back on the Blackfeet reservation, Autumn Nelson is among hundreds of Native Americans who have been targeted by Phoenix-area scammers.