scammers

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.

No matter how dire the circumstances may be, you can always count on the fact that there are some really bad people out there ready, willing, and able to make things worse for their victims.

From business cards to Sunday ads, even church bulletins and employment opportunities, QR codes are popping up everywhere, and have been for quite some time.

Scam artists tend to go where the money is. Considering how many of us have leaned heavily on Netflix and/or other streaming services to get us through pandemic lockdowns, scammers are finding ways to trick you out of your subscription fees.

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 highest jackpot in U.S. lottery history."

For the uninitiated, a shillelagh (pronounced "shuh·lei·luh" or "shuh·lei·lee") is is a wooden walking stick and club or cudgel, typically made from a stout knotty blackthorn stick with a large knob at the top.

Depending on who you talk to, Rockford is either a hot-bed of robo-calls or one of the few places where you won't be barraged with them.

The 2020 US Census is coinciding with a once in a lifetime global pandemic, shelter-in-place orders, and government stimulus payments to create a perfect storm for scammers.

More and more people are finding themselves being billed after giving a free trial offer a shot, and the scammers are really using COVID-19 to fleece their victims.

What started out as a nice gesture to those who won't get the opportunity to share in the tradition of sharing senior class photos has given scammers an opening.