Scams

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.

There's a scam making the rounds in Illinois that can cause you to break the law and get arrested.

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.

Take a deep breath if you get a text or call like this.

Just give me 5 minutes alone with the people that come up with these scams and everything will be fine. Don't I wish. While I wait for that golden opportunity, I can at least warn you to beware of a vicious text scam involving the Illinois Tollway that is ripping thousands of Illinoisans off.

Obviously no scam is good, but I would argue the worst are the ones that prey on emotions to rob a person blind or worse. That's why there are urgent warnings for Illinois women to be aware there are current ploys that use text messages to lure victims into romance and banking problems.

It's important to always be aware of your surroundings and that's never been more important than it is now in our modern era. The FBI is warning Illinois residents about a rise in incidents involving 'jugging'. It's much more dangerous and common than it sounds.