Utility customers are being encouraged to be cautious and alert for scams this holiday season.

Indiana state officials are warning Hoosiers about scams related to the automatic taxpayer refund and inflation relief payments.

The Internal Revenue Service is warning Hoosiers to look out for scams around the latest round of federal COVID-19 relief payments.

Indiana is among the states working with federal authorities on "Operation Income Illusion," a yearlong nationwide law-enforcement sweep targeting scammers.

The Indiana Attorney Generals office has received around 130 complaints about price gouging on consumer goods over the last several weeks.

Federal officials are warning Hoosiers to watch out for scams related to COVID-19 everything from fake charities to bogus stimulus checks.

The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department says COVID-19 scams have been in the form of robocalls, emails, or online sellers offering cures, tests, or vaccinations. Recently, some have offered help receiving stimulus checks and payments.

Scammers are disguising their phone numbers to mimic IPL's and requesting money from businesses.

Hoosiers reported losing more than $16 million from robocall scams last year. Federal and state authorities across the country announced Tuesday a crackdown on the illegal calls.

A Chicago-based appeals court says a trial judge was right to enhance an embezzler's prison sentence on grounds she took advantage of her Indiana victim's computer illiteracy.