by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jul 26, 2023 | Scam of the day
Since the passage of the PACT Act in 2022 which expanded VA benefits and health care for veterans who were exposed to burn pits and other toxic substances, there have been numerous companies and lawyers offering assistance in filing for benefits for conditions related...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jul 25, 2023 | Scam of the day
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently issued a report about the prevalence of scams that are initiated through text messages. Among the top five in the FCC’s list was car wrap scams. Last year, I told you about Caitlin Driscoll of Pennsylvania who...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jul 24, 2023 | Scam of the day
Popular fitness trackers such as Fitbit, Garmin, Oura and Apple watches provide an easy way to measure your sleep quality, heart rate and other biological metrics and can be quite helpful. However, as I often tell you, anything popular with the public is also popular...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jul 23, 2023 | Scam of the day
The recent storms that ravaged parts of the country particularly in the Northeast have opened the door to a scam that often follows storm damage through extensive rain or hurricanes, namely the sale of storm damaged cars. In the past, the Massachusetts Registry of...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jul 22, 2023 | Scam of the day
For many years Medicare used a person’s Social Security number as his or her Medicare number which put Medicare recipients in serious danger of identity theft. Medicare resisted changing the Medicare number to a safer random number for many years. Finally, in...
