by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Apr 5, 2019 | Scam of the day
Yesterday, popular New York sports talk radio host Craig Carton, half of the popular WFAN morning talk show “Boomer and Carton” was sentenced to three and a half years in prison in regard to a scam in which he and two other men, Michael Wright and Joseph...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Apr 4, 2019 | Scam of the day
Child identity theft has become a big problem in recent years. According to Javelin Strategy and Research, a million American children became victims of identity theft last year at a cost of 2.6 billion dollars in total losses to the families. Children are prime...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Apr 3, 2019 | Scam of the day
Impostor scams where the scammers pose as IRS agents, Social Security employees, law enforcement and many others are a staple of scammers. They often make these calls from large call centers that can be located anywhere in the world. Through “spoofing”...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Apr 2, 2019 | Scam of the day
Today’s Scam of the day departs from our usual format to provide access to a Webinar I gave through the law firm with which I am affiliated, Margolis & Bloom. Whether you are a senior or someone who has older family members, you may find this webinar and...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Apr 1, 2019 | Scam of the day
While the 2020 presidential election is more than a year away, the intensity of the debate over political issues in this country is extremely high and scammers are taking advantage of that fact by using robocalls to call people posing as prominent politicians, such as...
