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Tips to avoid a Halloween shopping nightmare at pop-ups, online

Tips to avoid a Halloween shopping nightmare at pop-ups, online

— October 25, 2022

The Better Business Bureau says Halloween participation is expected to return this year to pre-pandemic levels, so shoppers must be extra careful as scammers devise evil tricks to grab…

  • Identity theft-related unemployment fraud on the rise

    Identity theft-related unemployment fraud on the rise

    — June 28, 2021

    The Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) is urging Illinoisans to be on high alert for phishing schemes that may be leading to identity theft as international bad actors…

  • Attorney General taking price gouging action, warns of COVID-19 scams

    Attorney General taking price gouging action, warns of COVID-19 scams

    — April 1, 2020

    SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois Attorney General’s office has been working with a reduced and mostly remote staff the last 10 days, but it continues to warn against COVID-19-related…

  • Ex-Bloomington man embezzled $500,000 from senior

    Ex-Bloomington man embezzled $500,000 from senior

    — November 22, 2019

    A former Bloomington man has been sentenced to 6 ½ years in prison for defrauding an elderly Peoria woman of more than $500,000. Timothy Herman, 59, of Mesa, Ariz., formerly of Bloomington,…

  • Everyone loves getting gift cards but beware the scams

    Everyone loves getting gift cards but beware the scams

    — December 13, 2016

    Over the years, gift cards have become a favorite gift. You don’t have to worry about color or size, and there is one for every taste. Shipping costs are minimal, and you can purchase…

  • Lake County officials warn of contact tracing scams

    Lake County officials warn of contact tracing scams

    — June 22, 2020

    Lake County officials are warning residents of contact tracing scams where criminals pretend to be contact tracers to steal vital information like social security numbers and banking…

  • Pritzker criticizes federal COVID-19 response; AG warns of price gouging, hoarding

    Pritzker criticizes federal COVID-19 response; AG warns of price gouging, hoarding

    — March 17, 2020

    Illinois recorded its first death from the novel coronavirus disease, COVID-19, on Tuesday as the number of confirmed cases in the state rose to at least 160, spread across 15 counties….

  • Attorney General Raoul warns public not to fall for flood damage scams

    Attorney General Raoul warns public not to fall for flood damage scams

    — June 21, 2019

    SPRINGFIELD — As Illinois residents take stock of damages caused by record floods which led to disaster proclamations being issued in 34 counties, Attorney General Kwame Raoul is…

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