by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jun 10, 2023 | Scam of the day
Over the years I have written numerous times about the problems presented by robocalls and with good reason. Automated robocalls which, for commercial purposes, are illegal, are the number one consumer complaint reported by the public to the Federal Trade Commission...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jun 9, 2023 | Scam of the day
Phony text messaging, called smishing, which purport to be from your bank or credit card company is a scam about which I have been warning you for years, but appears to be a scam that is dramatically increasing. According to a recent report from the Federal Trade...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jun 8, 2023 | Scam of the day
Cryptocurrencies are quite popular with many people including scammers who find the anonymity provided by cryptocurrencies as a tremendously helpful way to launder funds obtained through a variety of scams. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has issued a warning...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jun 7, 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 6, 2023 | Scam of the day
Since the end of the pandemic, more and more people are taking a summer vacation this year and for many people that means renting a car. The bad news is that due to so many people wanting to rent cars there is both a shortage of cars to rent and the cost of renting...
