by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Apr 25, 2025 | Scam of the day
Anything in the news that the public is interested in is fodder for scammers. I have warned you many times about scams related to school shootings, natural disasters, the war in Ukraine and many more events that have garnered public interest. Unfortunately, the...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Apr 24, 2025 | Scam of the day
I have written often about phony student loan debt relief companies and with good reason. More than thirty-eight million Americans have student loans with an outstanding balance of more than 1.4 trillion dollars so it is no surprise that scammers are focusing their...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Apr 23, 2025 | Scam of the day
Gold is becoming an increasingly popular investment with concerns that the stock market is too volatile in response to the recently instituted tariffs. In times of political turmoil, such as we are experiencing at this time, gold becomes more attractive to investors....
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Apr 22, 2025 | Scam of the day
Although the name may not be as familiar as “phishing” which is the name for emails that lure you into clicking on malware infected links or providing personal information that will be used to make you a victim of identity theft, “smishing” is...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Apr 21, 2025 | Scam of the day
Theft of iPhones is a major problem. As long ago as 2014 the FCC indicated that a million iPhones were stolen annually in the United States and there is no reason to believe that the number hasn’t gone up even further since then. The reason for iPhone theft is...