by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Sep 30, 2021 | Scam of the day
Earlier this year, the New York Attorney General announced a grant of $800,000 to a program to help protect homeowners from a variety of scams threatening them including deed fraud. Deed fraud, which is also referred to as “property title theft” occurs...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Sep 29, 2021 | Scam of the day
I have written many times about phishing emails from scammers posing as your bank who attempt to lure you into transferring money to them under the pretext of some emergency. I also have written many times about smishing text messages where scammers use text messages...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Sep 27, 2021 | Scam of the day
I have written many times over the last ten years about student loan scams because scammers have successfully targeted college students and their parents for a variety of scams related to these extensive loans. In October of 2017 the Federal Trade Commission, working...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Sep 26, 2021 | Scam of the day
Peer to Peer Payment Payment Services (P2P) such as Zelle, Venmo, ApplePay, PayPal, Square Cash and PopMoney are popular ways to quickly and conveniently send money electronically from your credit card or bank account. However, anything popular with the public is...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Sep 25, 2021 | Scam of the day
Identity theft can result in your being hounded by debt collectors for debts you did not incur; becoming unable to access your own credit cards, bank accounts, or brokerage accounts; having your assets stolen; being arrested for crimes committed by people who have...
