by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Oct 21, 2024 | Scam of the day
For years I have told you about scammers posing as various popular celebrities in ads and on social media luring people into making payments for worthless products. However, with the increased of Artificial Intelligence these phony ads and scams have become both more...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Oct 20, 2024 | Scam of the day
Deepfake porn by which someone is able to use deepfake software to take the photo of someone they know or a celebrity to create what appear to be nude photos or videos of the unwary victim has been a problem for a few years as the technology becomes easier to use and...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Oct 19, 2024 | Scam of the day
The popularity of online shopping has brought a dramatic increase in the number of packages delivered by companies such as UPS and Federal Express. The popularity of online shopping has also resulted in a new term entering the lexicon in recent years, namely,...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Oct 18, 2024 | Scam of the day
In 2022 I first told you that the FTC filed a lawsuit against American Vehicle Protection Corporation (AVP) accusing it of scamming people with phony, expensive extended car warranties. American Vehicle Protection Corporation (AVP) lied to consumers, telling them...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Oct 17, 2024 | Scam of the day
Imposter 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, texting or emailing their victims posing as a popular company with which we all do business...
