by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jun 20, 2023 | 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. Recently the Oregon Judicial Department issued a warning about jury duty scams in Oregon in which people were called on the phone by scammers posing as...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jun 19, 2023 | Scam of the day
The Super Mario Brothers Movie has been a huge hit. As of June 3, 2023, The Super Mario Bros. Movie has grossed a worldwide total of $1.83 billion. It is the highest-grossing film of 2023, and became the highest-grossing film based on a video game after just one week...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jun 18, 2023 | Scam of the day
I have written often about phony student loan debt relief companies and with good reason. More than forty-two million Americans have student loans with an outstanding balance of more than 1.4 trillion dollars so it is no surprise that scammers are focusing their...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jun 17, 2023 | Scam of the day
Impostor scams have long been among the most lucrative for scammers. While there are many variations of this scam, the most common variations have involved scammers calling their intended victims on the telephone posing as some governmental agency such as the, FBI,...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jun 16, 2023 | Scam of the day
WeChat and Weixin are Chinese instant messaging, social media, and mobile payment apps developed by Tencent. First released in 2011, they became the world’s largest standalone mobile apps in 2018 with over 1 billion monthly active users. The Federal Trade...
