by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jun 20, 2024 | Scam of the day
Cybersecurity company Proofpoint recently discovered a scam in which people are receiving emails offering a free piano which is available often purportedly due to a death in the family. The scam has largely targeted students and professors at colleges and...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jun 19, 2024 | Scam of the day
Affinity fraud is the name for the type of fraud where people put undeserved trust in someone offering an investment opportunity because that person is “someone like me.” Affinity fraud works because people trust other people who may share a common bond,...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jun 18, 2024 | Scam of the day
The E-Z Pass transponder system is available to drivers in nineteen states and enables the drivers to avoid stopping to pay tolls when driving on toll roads. Instead they merely drive through a special lane where their transponder is electronically read. The tolls...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jun 17, 2024 | Scam of the day
Recently, Florida passed a new law that will go into effect on January 1, 2025 that will help protect people over 60 years of age and vulnerable adults from losing money to scams. According to the FBI, People over the age of 60 lost more than 3.4 billion dollars to...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jun 16, 2024 | Scam of the day
It is mid June and many of us are thinking about taking our summer vacations that we look forward to all year, however, scammers are also taking advantage of our vacation interest to scam us and the companies we work for. One new scam involves your getting an email...
