Fake Urgent Care centers popping up across Arizona

Before you get in the car, make sure the urgent care is really there!

YEARS AGO, TOM WADDINGTON FOUNDAN URGENT CARE ADDRESS..

WASACTUALLY JUST A HOUSE..12:05:07 TOM: I WAS ABLE TOSEE QUICKLY IT WAS FAKE SO THEGOOGLE MY BUSINESS EXPERTWONDERED IF THERE MORE..ANDSAYS HE FOUND THEM NATIONWIDEAND IN ARIZONA.

LIKE DAYNIGHTURGENT CARE LISTED HERE INSCOTTSDALE.

32:34 JOE LOOKINGFOR ADDRESS: ITS GOT BE RIGHTIN HERE AND ITS NOT..

AND AVIDURGENT CARE IN MESA..THEADDRESS IN GOOGLE SEARCHESDOESN'T EXIST.

BUT THE PHONENUMBER DOES..

50:45 JOE TOCAMERA: THEY CAN HELP ME BYPHONE AND WILL HAVE A DOCTORCALL ME.

ITS REALLY A DOCTORBY PHONE BUSINESS..

WADDINGTONSAYS BUSINESSES CAN ONLY SHOWUP IN GOOGLE BUSINESS SEARCHESWITH A PHYSICAL ADDRESS..

EVENA FAKE ONE.

14:30 TOM: THEYJUST WANT SOMEONE TO FIND THATPHONE NUMBER IN SEARCH RESULTSAND CALL .

WE FOUND A DOZENARIZONA URGENT CARE ADDRESSESIN GOOGLE SEARCHES BUT AREN'TREALLY THERE.

THE CONCERN ISOBVIOUS.

12:06:25 TOM: THEYWOULD POTENTIALLY DRIVE TO THEPLACE GOOGLE REVIEWER MARYSAYS SHE DID...HAD "SHORTNESSOF BREATH" "WE COULDN'T FINDTHE PLACE." DANIEL-"ADDRESSNOT AT LOCATION..

REALLY SICKAND THIS IS NOT HELPING" SOWHOSE BEHIND THIS?

17:45:53JOE ON PHONE: HAVE A SINUSTHING.

I DID HAVE A SINUSCONDITION AT THE TIME AND WASTOLD A DOCTOR WOULD CALL..INSTEAD QUESTIONS ANDANSWERS..

ALL BY TEXT..

.17:52:20 JOE READING TEXTS:..ZPACK ANTIOBOTICS, PREDNAZONEI PAY THE $ 196 DIAGNOSISFEE..

AND FIND 3 PRESCRIPTIONSWAITING.

THE BUSINESS ISFASTENP... MEDICINESPRESCRIBED BY OWNER ALICEMINKOFF.

BUT MINKOFF CAN'TPRESCRIBE IN ARIZONA.

49:19JANEEN: SHE DID PROVIDE ANAPPLICATION FOR PRESCRIBINGJOE: WHAT HAPPENED?

JANEEN: INTHE JANUAERY MEETING THE BOARDDENIED THAT.

JANEEN DAHN WITHTHE ARIZONA BOARD OF NURSINGSAYS THE BOARD ALSO FILED ACOMPLAINT AGAINST MINKOFFSVALID NURSING LICENSES BUTCOULDN'T SAY WHY.

LAST YEAR,COLORADO SUSPENDED HER NURSINGLICENSES THERE, FOR "CALLINGIN PRESCRIPTIONS WITHOUTPRESCRIPTIVE AUTHORITY" ANDCALLED HER CARE OF PATIENTS"SUBSTANDARD." TAG: FASTENPAND MINKOFF DIDN'T RETURNCALLS AND EMAILS.

HERLICENSING HEARING SHOULD BENEXT MONTH.

AFTER WE CONTACTEDGOOGLE, THEY REMOVED "A NUMBEROF FAKE URGENT CARE LISTINGSIN ARIZONA." BUT WADDINGTONSAYS GOOGLE IS NOT POLICINGSEARCHES ENOUGH..

AND IT WILLHAPPEN AGAIN.

MORE TO COME.I'M INVESTIGATOR JOE DUCEY, IFYOU'VE GOT A PROBLEM, LET ME