scammers

If someone's recently hit you up for a donation to the Ellis Elementary basketball team, there's something you should know.

Rockford police have issued an urgent warning to Rockford area motorists about skimming devices they found at local gas stations.

When you spend any amount of time talking to someone in law enforcement about phone and computer scams, one thing becomes abundantly clear: senior citizens have a bulls-eye on their backs as a scammer's preferred targets.

It seems like nearly everyone has gotten one of these IRS scam phone calls. You know, the old "you-owe-us-money-so-give-me-your-personal-information-so-you-won't-go-to-jail" call. I've gotten several, but being aware that it's a scam, I just hung up. A cop in Eau Claire, Wisconsin decided that he'd go me one better and call them back.

Well that didn't take long. Scammers are using the $1.5 billion dollar Powerball hype to separate you from your money

With just a few more days to go before the IRS filing deadline of April 15th, the presence of tax scammers is rapidly increasing. Don't be fooled!

As of 5:45pm on Friday it is now spring in the stateline. Just as your flowers pop up, so do the scammers.

It seems these days that everyone wants your cash.  Most of the time it is people you don't know who will do anything to get their hands on your money or private information.

Tax time is here and so are the scammers! Beware before you file your tax returns, take extra caution, and avoid the imposters.