by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Mar 21, 2021 | Scam of the day
Many people are eagerly awaiting their next round of Coronavirus related stimulus payments as provided for in the recently passed American Rescue Plan. Of course, scammers are taking advantage of this and have recently been sending out phishing emails that appear to...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Mar 20, 2021 | Scam of the day
Last week, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued its annual summary of activities regarding debt collection. Debt collection scams are common and one of the most devious debt collection scams is what is called “phantom debt collection” which is when...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Mar 19, 2021 | Scam of the day
In July of 2020 I first reported to you about the hacking of Twitter accounts belonging to many prominent people including Joe Biden, Bill Gates, Elon Musk, Kanye West, Kim Kardashian, Warren Buffet, Jeff Bezos and Mike Bloomberg along with company Twitter accounts of...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Mar 18, 2021 | Scam of the day
Shopping on Amazon, particularly during the pandemic is extremely popular both with consumers and scammers seeking to exploit Amazon’s popularity. I have warned you many times over the years about scammers who send various types of phishing emails which...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Mar 17, 2021 | Scam of the day
Recently, the Iowa Attorney General warned people about an increase in scams involving extended car warranties, however it is important to note that this increase in extended car warranties is occurring around the entire country. Many of these scams start with a ...
