by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Mar 26, 2019 | Scam of the day
Another scam, about which I have written numerous times before, was in the news recently when Linda Longacre of Oklahoma became a victim of identity theft weeks after her death when a check written by an identity thief was deducted from her account. Not even the...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Mar 25, 2019 | Scam of the day
Tech support scams in which consumers are tricked by scammers into believing there is a problem with their computers that require the expensive services of the scammers is a major problem. Tech support scams are increasingly common and victimize consumers 60 years or...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Mar 24, 2019 | Scam of the day
Natural disasters bring out the best in people who want to donate to charities to help the victims. Unfortunately natural disasters such as the floods going on now in the Midwest also bring out the worst in scammers who are quick to take advantage of the generosity...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Mar 23, 2019 | Scam of the day
Income tax identity theft, by which identity thieves file phony income tax returns with counterfeit W-2s using the Social Security numbers and names of their victims is still a major problem for the IRS and taxpayers costing us all billions of dollars each year...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Mar 22, 2019 | Scam of the day
March Madness is upon us and many people in the United States are following intently the NCAA college basketball tournament. While many of these people are sports fans, merely enjoying the competition, many others bet on the games, largely through office pools where...