by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Dec 5, 2021 | Scam of the day
Recently I received the following email that appeared to come from a friend of mine. I have crossed out the email address and name of my friend from the email: “I’m sorry for any inconvenience this will cost you. I got bad news this morning that I lost a...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Dec 4, 2021 | Scam of the day
Scams involving medical services have been a staple of scam artists since the earliest days of time and seniors are frequently targets of scams so when you put the two together, you have the perfect storm for scams. Although there are many companies that offer...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Dec 3, 2021 | Scam of the day
Scams related to the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) PreCheck program have recently substantially increased. I first warned you about this last August when the scams began. For those people unfamiliar with the PreCheck program, the TSA has a...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Dec 2, 2021 | Scam of the day
Posing as a famous person on social media such as Facebook, Twitter and Instagram is quite simple to do and has proven to be quite lucrative for many scammers who are able to convince unsuspecting victims to rely on the phony accounts. Some of the celebrities whose...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Dec 1, 2021 | Scam of the day
Fans of the old horror movie Poltergeist 2 remember the classic line “They’re back” and so it is with the classic Secret Sister scam which returns each holiday season. I first reported to you about this scam in 2015. It seems harmless enough when...
