Hyde Park, near the U of C, reports student loan and IRS scam calls heavily. 466 scam reports have been filed by Hyde Park residents. Statewide, Illinois residents filed 186,426 fraud reports last year totalling $318 million in losses (FTC Consumer Sentinel).
See all reported scams in Chicago for citywide patterns and more flagged numbers.
If you've been targeted in Hyde Park, file a report with the Illinois Attorney General Consumer Protection at https://www.illinoisattorneygeneral.gov/consumers/filecomplaint.html and federally at reportfraud.ftc.gov.
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