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by Jeff Rossen and Robert Powell   - TODAY msnbc.msn.com

It can be scary, finding mold in your home. So when you see black spots, you call a mold contractor. But experts say some of those companies are profiting off our worst fears, charging you big bucks for repairs you don't need. We went undercover with hidden cameras to put them to the test.

A basement playroom, a concerned mother, and a parade of mold contractors she called for help. "I have my son down here a lot, and there are some dark spots that I'm a little worried about," she tells them.

But that mom is really an undercover TODAY show producer. And those spots aren't mold: They're really women's eye shadow. We know, because we put them there. So would these mold contractors know the difference, or charge us big money to solve a problem our experts say doesn't exist?  

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by Jennifer Baileys | WDRB.com

LOUISVILLE, KY. (WDRB) -- A "toxic" and "hazardous" work environment is how one Louisville Metro worker describes the environment he's been forced to endure for years. "Mold growing on drywall, there's mold on bricks, there's mold in stairwells and there's also roaches probably two to three inches in length," says a Metro Government worker who wants to remain anonymous. As horrible as it sounds and as disgusting as it looks, he says the conditions he captured with his camera are even more difficult to work in. "Allergy-like symptoms, headaches, memory loss, and just a variety of things and it is almost continuous year round," the worker said. 

by wsbtv.com Channel 2 investigate reporter Jodie Fleischer

ATLANTA - A Channel 2 Action News investigation uncovered a dirty secret hiding inside thousands of bank-owned homes across north Georgia.

When a bank takes over a foreclosed home it can change hands several times. Then it sits empty, while an asset manager brings in a real estate agent, who brings in a preservation team. Eventually they sell the home "as is."

Oftentimes, the homes get moldy, but unsuspecting buyers don't know the problem is there, because it's covered in paint or carpeting. When a buyer finally finds the mold, there is no telling where in the process it got covered up. "This is an epidemic right now. It's been freshly glued down and pull it back, and look at the tack strip, infested with mold growth," said investor Jay Rhoden. 

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by 10news.com

SAN DIEGO -- A sickening case of mold in a local Navy family's home is forcing them to get out. "The smell is really bad," said Navy wife Ginny Williams as she removed a piece of thick plastic sheeting from the door to a hall closet.

Inside was a disgusting sight.

"It's horrific," Williams said. Black and light green mold is growing in the Williams family's downstairs closet.

Williams said she called the company that manages homes in Tierrasanta's Aero Ridge subdivision, Lincoln Military Housing, and told them about the problem. "The head maintenance guy said it was leaking from the shower," Williams said.