Wicker Park sees rental and Zelle scam attempts on Marketplace and Craigslist. 673 scam reports have been filed by Wicker Park residents. Statewide, Illinois residents filed 186,426 fraud reports last year totalling $318 million in losses (FTC Consumer Sentinel).
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If you've been targeted in Wicker 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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