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As I look at an email I just got from the Illinois Lottery, I see that tonight's Powerball drawing has about $730 million reasons for you to consider playing. As the Illinois Lottery's Jessica Perez explains, "This is the fourth largest Powerball prize in game history and the sixth hi…

With most of the world concentrating on getting through a global pandemic and keeping themselves and their families safe, sheltered, and fed, 2020's scam artists had other things in mind. Like ripping you off in a variety of ways.

We do our best around here to keep an eye on the latest scams that are working their way across the country, and if there's one thing to be learned, it's the fact that scams come in all shapes and sizes.

Whether you live in the Rockford area, or anywhere else across the country, there's every chance another stimulus check/payment will be coming your way in the near future.

You've got to give credit where credit is due, even if the people you're giving credit to deserve to be sitting in a jail cell.

You've got phony charities out there trying to making you sorry for being altruistic, puppy fraud scams taking your money and giving you a broken heart, and now a couple of other scams are making headway, too.

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

Since we've officially entered the "giving season," lots of us are looking for charitable groups and organizations that could really use a helping hand. Given the pandemic and resulting hardships, there's a pretty big list of them asking for help.

With Zoom meetings now being a part of many people's daily lives, is it any surprise that scammers are looking to capitalize on millions of potential new victims?

We're just a few days away from Black Friday, and many people will do their holiday shopping this year online. I know it, you know it...and scam artists know it, too.