by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Dec 11, 2023 | Scam of the day
Many people take Winter vacations during the holiday season. Renting vacation homes rather than going to hotels has been increasingly popular in recent years. There are many excellent websites such as VRBO and Homeaway that offer wonderful vacation homes. Many...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Dec 10, 2023 | Scam of the day
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is sending payments to victims of a credit card offer scam that was operated by the personal finance company Credit Karma between 2018 and 2021. Credit Karma sent notices to hundreds of thousands of people telling them that they...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Dec 9, 2023 | Scam of the day
Today’s Scam of the day was sent to me by a Scamicide reader who listed a small item for sale on Craigslist along with his cell phone number for people to contact him. Someone responded to his ad through a text message in which they indicated that they were...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Dec 8, 2023 | Scam of the day
Illegal pyramid schemes take many forms. Last week I warned you about the Secret Sister Gift Exchange. I first reported to you about this scam in 2015, but it keeps turning up each year so it is important to remind you of it. It seems harmless enough when you see it...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Dec 7, 2023 | Scam of the day
I have been writing about cryptocurrency scams for years. There a variety of scams that attempt to steal your cryptocurrencies from you. One of the most important decisions anyone should make when deciding whether to invest in cryptocurrencies is what kind of a...
