by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Oct 26, 2022 | Scam of the day
In 2020 the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a warning about the dangers presented by skimmers on gas pumps. I have warned you about the dangers of skimmers for many years. Recently a student at the University of Massachusetts fell victim to a skimmer at a...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Oct 25, 2022 | Scam of the day
The Boston Police Department recently issued a warning about a virtual kidnapping scam after at least three sets of parents whose children are enrolled in the Boston Public Schools received phone calls telling them that their children had been kidnapped and that they...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Oct 24, 2022 | Scam of the day
Election season will soon be coming to a close and Political Action Committees (PACs) are busy raising money to funnel to candidates and organizations trying to influence legislation. Unfortunately, for the last ten years scammers have been setting up phony PACs that...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Oct 23, 2022 | Scam of the day
I have been warning you about the jury duty scam for ten years, but it continues to snare many unwary victims. This scam has been used effectively for years by scammers to con people out of their money or make them a victim of identity theft. The scam starts with a...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Oct 22, 2022 | Scam of the day
According to the FBI elder fraud and scams cost American seniors almost 3 billion dollars each year and the instances of elder fraud exploitation has quadrupled in recent years according to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. This year, Congress passed the Stop...
