by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Mar 7, 2012 | Scam of the day, Site Related
For many years, the coin of the realm for many scams was wired funds because once funds were wired from your bank or a company such as Western Union, the money was gone, unprotected by consumer laws, difficult to trace and could not be easily recovered. Many schemes...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Mar 6, 2012 | Scam of the day, Site Related
This is the most recent variation of a familiar scam in which you receive an email or a text message telling you that you are lucky enough to have just won a $1,000 Walmart gift card. I have received this very scam just yesterday with many other people receiving...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Mar 5, 2012 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Scammers exploit every opportunity and the upcoming college Spring Break vacation period is a tremendous opportunity to scam students and their parents. Similar to the Grandparent scam which I have described in an earlier Scam of the Day, it often involves the...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Mar 4, 2012 | Scam of the day, Site Related
I recently received an email from the Publishers Clearing House Sweepstakes telling me that I had won a major prize. There is only one problem. Publishers Clearing House does not notify winners by email. Phony contests and sweepstakes have been a common and...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Mar 3, 2012 | Scam of the day, Site Related
It may not be rabbit hunting season as Daffy Duck said in an old cartoon nor is it duck hunting season as Bugs Bunny said in the same cartoon, but it certainly is tax scam season and will be right up until (and past) the tax filing deadline. The latest scam which the...
