by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Feb 10, 2020 | Scam of the day
Recently a 63 year old Wyoming man was scammed out of $500 by scammers who had texted him to tell him that he was entitled to $350,000 in “relief funds.” In order to claim the windfall, all he had to do was pay a $1,500 transfer fee through gift cards. ...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Feb 8, 2020 | Scam of the day
Recently there has been an increase in scams involving extended car warranties. Many of these scams start with a robocall. Other times the scam begins with a postcard. Often the caller even knows the make, model and year of your car. They will tell you that your...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Feb 7, 2020 | Scam of the day
Yesterday I told you about “pump and dump” stock scams related to the coronavirus outbreak. Scammers are always taking advantage of whatever has the public attention and turn it into an opportunity to scam people and the SEC has already warned the public...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Feb 6, 2020 | Scam of the day
Scammers are adept at manipulating anything that has captured the attention of the public and turning it into an opportunity to scam people. Today and tomorrow I will be telling you about scams related to the worldwide coronavirus outbreak. Earlier this week the...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Feb 5, 2020 | Scam of the day
A phishing email is presently being sent to unsuspecting victims that urges you to click on a Google Docs link. A copy of one version of the email is reproduced below. Clicking on the link will turn over your email account to the scammer which not only will give the...
