by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jul 31, 2024 | Scam of the day
Weight loss scams are among the most common scams and with good reason. Many people want to lose weight and most of the scam products promise to do that for you easily without diet or exercise. According to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in 2021 approximately 30%...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jul 31, 2024 | Scam of the day
Recently I was interviewed by Paula Poundstone on her podcast, “No One Listens to Paula Poundstone.” It was a lot of fun and we discussed how artificial intelligence is used by scammers to make their scams more believable and how you can avoid being...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jul 30, 2024 | Scam of the day
The recent Crowdstrike computer problem resulted in thousands of airline delays and cancellations leaving many passengers stranded and seeking help. Throughout the year delays and cancellations occur for a number of reasons including bad weather and weary travelers...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jul 29, 2024 | Scam of the day
I have been warning you about sextortion scams for eight years. Some sextortion scams begin with an email in which you are told that your computer and web cam have been hacked and that the scammers have video of you watching porn online. In the email, the scammer...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jul 28, 2024 | Scam of the day
Job scams through job sites such as Indeed, Zip Recruiter and Monster are not unusual although all of these companies do a pretty good, but not perfect job, of trying to keep phony job scams from appearing on their sites. Social media, however, is rampant with phony...
