by Steven Weisman, Esq. | May 3, 2012 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Timeshare sales have had more than their share of scams involved with them, but in the last three years the number of people victimized by time share scams have increased dramatically. Recently, 22 people were indicted for timeshare resale fraud in Illinois. In...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Mar 31, 2012 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Phishing occurs when an identity thief lures you through a phony email that purports to be from a legitimate company to a bogus website that looks like the website of the legitimate company that the scammers pretend to be. The website requries you to provide personal...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Mar 21, 2012 | Scam of the day, Site Related
This is another tried and true scam that keeps cropping up. Recently there were reports of phony apartment listings on Craigslist for New York City apartments and a California youth soccer team that was scammed when it thought it was renting a house in Palm Springs...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Feb 6, 2012 | Investment Scams, Scam of the day
This scam keeps reappearing. It involves the scammer telling the victim that they can get huge returns on their investments by being let in on the “secret” investment portfolios of the world’s largest and most elite banks. You may be told that these investments are...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Feb 6, 2012 | Homeowner Scams, Identity Theft, Investment Scams, Scam of the day
These scams lure victims by telling them that they will be paid to shop at various stores and then report on their shopping experience to market research firms that work for the retailers to help them evaluate and improve their customer relations. How the scam works...
