by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jul 31, 2025 | Scam of the day
A report from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) indicates a 1,000 % increase in money lost to scammers through cryptocurrency ATMs in the last three years. Cryptocurrency ATMs look just like traditional ATMs, but instead of distributing cash, they take cash in...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jul 30, 2025 | Scam of the day
Affinity fraud is the name for the type of fraud where people put undeserved trust in someone offering an investment opportunity because that person is “someone like me.” Affinity fraud works because people trust other people who may share a common bond,...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jul 29, 2025 | Scam of the day
New Jersey real estate influencer and investor Cesar Humberto Pina, also known as “Flipping NJ” was recently charged with wire fraud, money laundering and other charges related to allegedly operating a Ponzi scheme in which he promised investors returns of...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jul 28, 2025 | Scam of the day
In yesterday’s Scam of the Day I told you about a lawsuit filed against Target by four victims of the impersonator scam where scammers posed as government agents such as IRS agents and convinced their victims to purchase Target gift cards to send to them to...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jul 27, 2025 | Scam of the day
Scammers are big fans of gift cards because they are easy to purchase, easy to send to the scammer and impossible to trace to the scammer. It is not even necessary for the scammer to be in possession of the actual gift card to use it. Sending the gift card numbers...
