Better Business Bureau

You've successfully dodged the commercialism of Valentine's Day. You're single and feeling like the couples are the ones being scammed. Guess what?

Even though this scam has been widely reported on, and in some cases arrests have been made, it's still happening enough that Commonwealth Edison issued a warning about it just days ago.

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."

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

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.

Online purchase scams were a problem before the pandemic, when we could shop anywhere we chose. Now, with many relegated to online shopping only, it's gotten worse.

The COVID-19 pandemic has fueled an unprecedented shift to online shopping for consumer goods of all kinds, including vehicles. It's also bringing out the scams.

You may be "plugged in" enough to know about all the latest scams working their way through the Rockford area, but in case you're not (or you have a friend/family member who isn't), the Rockford Police Department wants to make sure you're in the loop.

One of the most common scams in the U.S. and Canada today involves callers pretending to be government officials who use fear and intimidation to trick victims into turning over personal information or money.