Illinois scams

Artificial intelligence is making life more convenient in many ways, but it's also giving scammers a powerful new tool.

The holidays bring cheer, but they also bring con artists. This season, keep your wallet close and your wits even closer.

A new wave of scams is sweeping through Illinois, targeting those already in distress. This one might hit closer to home than you think.

The BBB is warning Illinois college students about a rise in fake rental listings targeting those returning to campus.

Pet scams in Illinois are increasing, and residents looking to adopt should take extra precautions.

There are small scams happening every day around the country that most of us just accept because what choice do we really have?

There is no shortage of scams or scam artists in Illinois, as we've seen over the last couple of months. However, an off-shoot of the "Imposter Scam" that was recently used on a New Lennox man is one of the nastier cons/scams/tricks going on.

For those who've been told that the reason their package(s) has been delayed because of "tariff issues," or "tariff delays," you should feel reasonably certain that you're being scammed or being set up to be scammed. Here's what the Better Business Bureau says you should be doing.

Why would a Hollywood legend need gift cards or cash from an average everyday Illinois resident when that legend is worth hundreds of millions of dollars? The answer is that the Hollywood legend wouldn't need or want your gift cards or cash--but someone pretending to be a bigtime movies star most certainly wants both of those things.

As the temperatures in Illinois begin to rise, so do the amount of scams that target people who are looking to make a little extra money with some spring/summer work. The Rockford Regional Office of the Better Business Bureau (BBB) warns that fraudulent offers to turn your vehicle into a rolling advertisement are just that...fraudulent.