by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Feb 3, 2025 | Scam of the day
The Peekskill, New York Central School District recently issued a warning about a disturbing new development in the virtual kidnapping scam after an increase in incidents of this crime. It should be noted that this is not a crime limited to New York, but is...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Feb 3, 2025 | Scam of the day
DocuSign is a company that provides technology for the transmission of contracts and other documents with features for electronic signatures and is used by many businesses. There has been an increasing number of scams in which phony DocuSign messages are being used...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Feb 2, 2025 | Scam of the day
The Delaware Attorney General recently issued a warning about a dramatic increase in scams involving Bitcoin ATMs. A report from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) indicates a 1,000 % increase in money lost to scammers through Bitcoin ATMs in the last three years...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Feb 1, 2025 | Scam of the day
I have been warning you about sextortion scams for nine years. In 2023 I told you that the South Carolina Legislature had passed a bill called Gavin’s Law that further criminalized extorting minors or at-risk adults. It was named after the son of a South...
