fraud

Everyone in the state of Illinois with a Social Security number is at risk for having their identity stolen, but two age groups get targeted aggressively and seemingly endlessly---the very young and the very old.

With some of the added pandemic unemployment benefits expiring, more and more Illinois residents are looking to get back into the workforce. Seeing a big opportunity to enrich themselves at the expense of others has brought out the scammers.

Rita Crundwell was comptroller for the City of Dixon, Illinois, until she was caught after swiping around $54 million dollars and sent to prison for a term of 19 and a half years. Now, she's out of jail.

I know what you're thinking. You want to know what "may see less" actually means. Does it mean that the calls will be cut in half? Less than that? Well...

While 2020 has pretty much sucked for most human beings, it's probably been the best year ever for the family dog or cat.

With just a few weeks before we start doing some serious Black Friday shopping, the Better Business Bureau (BBB) is out with a new report on online purchase scams.

Scammers know you might ignore an email from a stranger, but they're pretty sure you'll open one from your boss.

When someone offers you, a complete stranger, a cut of their lottery winnings if you can "help out with identification" it's a scam. A Batavia man knows that now.

Dennis Horton, Director of the Rockford Regional Office of the Better Business Bureau (BBB) joined us this morning to answer some frequent questions they receive at the BBB.

Dennis Horton, Executive Director of the Rockford Regional Office of the Better Business Bureau (BBB), has got some great info to keep you from being a scam statistic.