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NBC 5 Responds helps suburban nonprofit recover more than $29,000 from ticketing company
NBC 5 Responds helps Riverside nonprofit recover more than $29,000 from ticketing company
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Chicago families targeted in home-flipping Ponzi schemes
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.
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Illinois residents targeted in ‘phantom' healthcare billing scam
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.
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Is there a ‘facility fee' on your medical bill? Here's what to know about the charge
The next time you receive a medical bill, take a close look at it line by line. A certain type of fee is popping up on more and more bills, and experts say it can range anywhere from a couple bucks to $1,000.
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Department Of Labor investigates business owner after NBC 5 Responds report
What started as a story about a gutter company leaving customers in the lurch led the NBC 5 Responds team to uncover a federal investigation into that company’s owner.
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Looking to buy a car? Read this before searching online
Complaints about online car-buying scams skyrocketed last year, according to the Better Business Bureau.
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Skokie wire fraud victim wins lawsuit against Citibank over drained trust account
It’s been almost three years since a Skokie man had his Citibank account emptied by scammers. According to his lawsuit, $121,000, held in a trust account for his disabled sister, was fraudulently wired out of his account in a span of days. He said Citibank told him there was nothing they could do.
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From your immigration status to sexual orientation, here's what information your car may be collecting about you
A group of researchers at the Mozilla Foundation recently poured through the data collection policies of the top 25 most popular car brands in the world
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This single step can protect you from tax-related identity theft, IRS says
Tax identity theft is the big threat this time of year, and you may not find out it happened until you try to file your real tax return and the IRS rejects it as a duplicate filing.
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These 3 crucial steps can help you avoid Facebook Marketplace scams
Flea markets and yard sales are still around, but they aren’t as popular as they once were. These days, much second-hand selling has moved online year-round to websites and social media, including Facebook Marketplace. But before you make a purchase, there are some things you should do to ensure your money and data are safe. And while buying a...