Be alert to phone scam involving Medicare funds

I received a phone call from someone with a foreign accent who told me I was getting a new Medicare card and he wanted to verify some information. He asked to confirm my current address. I told him I had moved and he asked me why. That made me suspicious.

Valparaiso police alert residents about new phone scam

VALPARAISO | Police are warning residents about a new scam that was attempted on a local woman.

Cook County sheriff warns of 'lottery' scam

CHICAGO | Two women from Lansing and Palos Heights have lost a combined $172,000 to a scam where "winners" are told they are entitled to a large lottery prize even though they did not buy a ticket, said Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart.

Board: Cell phone scams increasing in Illinois

CHICAGO | The consumer advocacy group Citizens Utility Board says scams that add charges to customers' cell phone bills have almost doubled in Illinois the past year.

Officials warning utility customers about scam

CHICAGO | Illinois authorities are warning Chicago area residents about a scam in which people are impersonating utility employees in an attempt to get customers to pay them.

Reports of attempted telephone scams prompt warnings from police

Local police departments are warning residents to be aware of potential scams at this time of year.

Lansing police alert elderly to 'grandparent scam'

LANSING | Lansing police said they are seeing a resurgence of a scam targeting elderly residents with teenage grandchildren calling them for help, according to a news release.

Reward offered for capture of men who victimized 100-year-old Hammond woman

HAMMOND | A community activist was canvasing the North Hammond neighborhood Friday night offering a reward for information to help capture men who stole money from a 100-year-old woman.

Scam targets Illinois businesses

CHICAGO | State officials are warning Illinois businesses of a scam that attempts to collect a bogus fee.

Email scammers are targeting Illinois National Guard spouses

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. | The Illinois National Guard says the spouses of deployed service members have been the target of a recent email scam.

Attorney General warns of telephone computer repair offers

INDIANAPOLIS | Attorney General Greg Zoeller is warning Hoosiers to be wary of telephone offers to fix virus-infected computers.

NIPSCO warns of scam

Scammers that have duped thousands of customers at utilities nationwide have so far taken advantage of about a dozen NIPSCO customers, according to the utility.

National rental scam reaches NWI

LOWELL | A nationwide Craigslist rental scam has targeted some Northwest Indiana homeowners.

2 arrested in NIPSCO bill scam in Gary

GARY | A Chicago man and a Gary woman were taken into custody Monday afternoon in Gary after allegedly stealing money from NIPSCO customers entering the utility's office to pay their bills.

Police: Former churchgoer stole South Haven-area pastor's wallet in ruse

PORTAGE TOWNSHIP | A 69-year-old pastor said a former parishioner stopped by his house claiming he needed gas money to see his ailing mother and stole the pastor's wallet, police said.