by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Mar 6, 2019 | Scam of the day
Craigslist is a popular place to go for people looking for a home to rent. It is also a popular place for scammers to place phony ads to cheat unsuspecting victims. Scammers place phony listings and trick people into wiring money as a security deposit or rent for...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Mar 5, 2019 | Scam of the day
For a couple of years, people have been receiving extortion emails in which the intended victim is told that his computer and web cam have been hacked and that the scammers have video of him watching porn online. They threaten to send the videos to people on his...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Mar 4, 2019 | Scam of the day
I have written in the past about scams on Instagram where criminals lure people into becoming victims of scams by posing as a celebrity, company or someone whom you may trust. These people apparently don’t remember my motto of “trust me, you can’t...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Mar 4, 2019 | Scam of the day
It has been more than four years since I first reported to you about the hacking of numerous iCloud accounts of celebrities including Jennifer Lawrence and Kate Upton. Nude photos were stolen from these accounts and posted on the Internet. Since that time four...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Mar 2, 2019 | Scam of the day
Had he not died in 1949, today would have been Charles Ponzi’s 137th birthday. Scam artists around the world should probably honor the man who perfected the scheme that bears his name that has been used by many scam artists, the only criminals we refer to as...
