scams

Just when you think a text scam has been beaten, it returns and is worse than ever.

As the holiday season approaches in Illinois, it's the perfect time for scammers to seize the opportunity to finesse their way through transactions with counterfeit money.

Police are warning shoppers of a new gift card scam called "card draining" as we head into the holiday season.

Young college students are more susceptible to falling for scams that give them a "little financial relief" this semester. Don't be the next victim.

Whoever is responsible for this should be punished with everything the law allows. A widow in Illinois lost $1 million dollars in what the FBI describes as a "pig fattening and butchering" scam.

This is the time of year in Illinois when many are trying to hurry to finish home repair projects before the colder weather arrives. Criminals know this which is why the state of Illinois is warning of sinister home repair scams happening right now designed to rip you off.

Romance scams cost Americans billions in 2022, and they're only getting worse.

If something seems a little too good to be true, or someone wants you to give you a cash prize but you didn't enter a contest, it's probably not legit.

A new Facebook scam that plays on our emotions could cost you a lot.

SCAM ALERT: Multiple Facebook announcements about 2023 Morgan Wallen concerts are phony.

If the scam phone call I received today were true, I'd be in federal prison right now. These people are really getting creative...and silly.

The fact anyone would try to make money off of the pain of losing a loved one to COVID-19 is not only appalling, but it's probably going to keep happening. The Better Business Bureau and FEMA are warning those who lost a loved one to be wary of calls for a death certificate or an offer to pay for funeral expenses.