by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Feb 13, 2025 | Scam of the day
I first told you about “brushing” in August of 2020 after many people in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom reported receiving unordered packages of seeds sent from China. A wide variety of conspiracy theories quickly surfaced to explain...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Feb 12, 2025 | Scam of the day
For all of us procrastinating about filing our federal income tax returns it is important to remember that income tax identity theft, by which identity thieves file phony income tax returns with counterfeit W-2s using the Social Security number and name of their...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Feb 11, 2025 | Scam of the day
The Barnstable Massachusetts Police Department recently issued a warning about a new text message scam in which the scammers pose as Amazon. Recently there has been an increase in the number of people receiving phony text messages that purport to be sent from Amazon...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Feb 10, 2025 | Scam of the day
I have written many times over the last thirteen years about the mystery shopper scam because it continues to ensnare unwary victims. These scams continue to be effective and are increasing in number so it is important to remind you about them again. Mystery...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Feb 9, 2025 | Scam of the day
Cash App is one of the largest peer-to-peer payment platroms with more than 56 million accounts. Similar to Zelle and Venmo, Cash App enables its customers to send money electronically. Recently the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ordered Block, Cash...
