by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Mar 31, 2019 | Scam of the day
While it is only the first of April, many people will be renting a vacation home in the days and weeks ahead in order to get a high demand rental at the beach, mountains or some other vacation venue. Reports of these scams are already being reported on Martha’s...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Mar 30, 2019 | Scam of the day
Working at home sounds very appealing. No commute and you get to work in your pajamas. What could be more convenient than that? Years ago, stuffing envelopes was a common work at home scam. That scam has been updated by other scammers to offers of being paid to...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Mar 29, 2019 | Scam of the day
In 2017 the United States Postal Service began its Informed Delivery Program and I have been warning you since then about identity theft risks related to the program. Under the Informed Delivery Program, you can sign up for a free service of the U.S. Postal Service...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Mar 28, 2019 | Scam of the day
It is not surprising that Facebook has been a favorite platform for scammers. Its very popularity and the fact that on Facebook you are communicating with your friends is reason enough for scammers to use Facebook as a place for scams because you are more likely to...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Mar 27, 2019 | Scam of the day
Today’s Scam of the day comes from my own email where today I received an email from someone whom I don’t know or recognize. The email came with the subject line indicating the name of the person purportedly sending the email and the words “shared...
