Phishing attacks are popular because they work. A bad actor sends you a phony link through a realistic text message or email, and you click it thinking you’re going to the official site. The fake URL ...

Global e-commerce retailer Shein is known for offering cheap fashion. Not only are the items themselves priced quite low, but just going on the website's homepage, you are bombarded with pop-ups and ...

Your inbox could contain real money—or a trap. I made two fake settlement claim sites in five minutes, and I'm here to tell you how to tell a legit settlement notice site from a data-stealing fake. I ...

Planning a trip is some of the most fun you can have. Finding a flight for said trip? Not so much. With the price of, well, everything soaring, finding a great deal on a flight can feel like finding a ...

The FBI is warning about a new scam involving fraudsters posing as lawyers representing fictitious law firms. Using social media or other messaging platforms, scammers offer their services, claiming ...

Matt Habib, whose long history of opening and closing restaurants in the Elgin area dates back to 2016, will be hanging the “out-of-business” sign for the last time on his latest venture next week.

Mere months after opening in South Elgin, the owners of Legit Dogs & Ice announced on social media that the restaurant would close Aug. 24. Located in a strip mall at 322 Randall Road, Legit offered ...

Whether it’s a holiday or any given Tuesday, finding packages at our front door isn’t so much a surprise as an expectation for some people. Unfortunately, scammers are using our consumer habits ...

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David McMillin writes about credit cards, mortgages, banking, taxes and travel. Based in Chicago, he writes with one objective in mind: Help readers figure out how to save more and stress less. He is ...

Netflix users have been warned to look out for an insidious, AI-powered email scam that looks nearly indistinguishable from the real deal. This cybernetic Trojan horse, which was making the rounds ...

A Minnesota woman received a box filled with baby reveal balloons from Amazon. A family in Illinois had dozens of boxes from Temu delivered to their doorstep, including military hats and cameras. A ...