Chicago victims of credit card scam warn others to be on guard: ‘I was just blinded by my naivety’
Dozens of Chicago residents have recently lost thousands of dollars to a scam where con artists will use a sad story to lure ...
New phishing scam targeting SNAP users amid uncertainty around federal programs
CHICAGO (WLS) -- A new phishing scam is targeting people in need. The I-Team has been reporting on criminals trying to get ...
Don’t click on those toll text messages. Officials issue warnings about the smishing scam
State officials are warning Americans not to respond to a surge of scam road toll collection texts. The texts impersonating state road toll collection agencies attempt to get phone users to reveal ...
Why the FastTrak toll road text scam is out of control and Apple, Android can't do anything to stop it
The FastTrak toll text scam uses over 60,000 domain names and Apple and Android phone makers have been powerless to prevent ...
Tollway scam texts flooding phones across US, especially in Chicago area
Tech security experts said the tollway texts are a problem nationwide, but they are hitting the Chicago area even harder. The ...
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Chicago woman loses $100,000 in romance scam
CHICAGO — Romance scams are on the rise, with estimated total losses at more than $1 billion annually. Last year, WGN Investigates reported how one Chicago woman lost her life savings in one of ...