With summer underway and vacation season in full swing for many, experts are offering tips to avoid travel scams. NBC Chicago’s PJ Randhawa reports.
The government spent nearly $950 billion on Medicare funding in 2022, according to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, but scammers claimed 6% of those funds that year, which equated to around $60 billion lost to fraud, according to the Department of Justice.
For months, NBC 5 Responds has been digging into an alleged “real estate Ponzi scheme” that has financially devastated dozens of South Side families.
Starting on June 25, the Department of Transportation will require airlines to provide full cash refunds for issues like cancelled flights and significant baggage delays.
Sunshine, beer and Soldier Field. It’s a combination that made the Chicago Beer Classic a very popular craft beer festival in 2019, but four years after the follow-up was postponed, ticketholders are still left in the dark.
The Illinois Secretary of State’s office is alerting Illinois residents about a recent data breach that impacted the agency.
One woman turned to NBC Chicago for help after a hacker took over her Facebook account, and posted about fake Taylor Swift Concert tickets. The imposter is targeting people in our community for payments, according to the victims.
10 years after a nationwide recall of Takata airbags, more than six million vehicles with the dangerous devices remain on the road, according to new data.
From a dog walker to a date to a babysitter, many Americans look for reassurance that the person they are letting into their homes or lives is who they say they are.
When it comes to getting a tattoo, preparation is key. From finding the artist to disinfecting the work area. But do you know what’s in the ink being injected under your skin?
NBC 5 Responds explains the risks of injectable weight loss drugs, and how you can safely obtain them online.
Complications may be more common than you’d expect, but NBC 5 Responds learned there are ways to reverse adverse side effects.
Medical spas are a $15 billion industry that saw a huge spike in growth since the pandemic. A new study found most med spas in Chicago don’t have a doctor on site, and that could increase the risk of complications.
NBC 5 Responds helps Riverside nonprofit recover more than $29,000 from ticketing company
Several Chicago-area residents were left wondering if a popular home-flipping business was a bad business model or a Ponzi scheme as iFLIP Chicago has been targeted in several lawsuits, accusing the company of luring inexperienced investors into predatory loans.
For months, NBC 5 Responds has been looking into how scammers are using your medical information to con insurance companies into paying out big bucks in a scam that has impacted people across Illinois.
