Wouldn’t it be great if we had so few scams going in Illinois that you could easily guess which scam claims the most victims here in our state?
Well, we don’t, and you can’t.
Maybe if you’re someone who closely follows scam alerts you might get lucky and guess it correctly, but with so many different scams (and variations on scams) being run against Illinois residents, it will still be tough.
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And, it has to do with online shopping. (Getty Images)
The Number One Way Scammers Grab Money And Personal Information Is To Use Our Love Of Online Shopping Against Us
According to a report from the Rockford Regional Office of the Better Business Bureau (BBB), there are thousands of different ways for the unscrupulous among us to trick people out of their money.
You’ve got romance scams, investment scams, employment scams, home repair scams, and so much more…but none of those are the number one scam in Illinois.
Here are a couple more clues as to what the top scam is:
Coming In At Number One On The List Of Scams Being Successfully Perpetrated Against Illinois Residents Is Online Shopping And Purchasing
Not only are online shopping/purchase scams sitting in the top spot, the most common type of online shopping and purchase scam is the Puppy Scam.
Online scams of all sorts (not just the Puppy Scam) were more likely to result in a reported monetary loss than scams…
