by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Aug 17, 2025 | Scam of the day
I have been warning you about the jury duty scam for twelve years, but it continues to snare many unwary victims. This scam generally starts with a phone call from someone posing as a police officer or court official telling you that you have missed jury duty and...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Aug 16, 2025 | Scam of the day
A new scam that takes advantage of old technology is landline identity theft which has rececently been used by scammers to hack into someone’s bank account without knowing the password for the account. Many people no longer use landlines, but may not have...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Aug 15, 2025 | Scam of the day
New York Attorney General Letitia James is not afraid of bringing legal actions against powerful corporations that put profit over the security of their customers. In the Scam of the day for February 4, 2024 I told you about the lawsuit she brought against Citibank...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Aug 14, 2025 | Scam of the day
This week Oscar Manuel Castanos Garcia of the Dominican Republic was charged with masterminding a sophisticated call center operation in the Dominican Republic that would target elderly people in the United States through the grandparent scam. Twelve other...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Aug 13, 2025 | Scam of the day
Imposter scams where the scammers pose as a government employee, such as with the IRS or a company with which you do business such as your bank are unfortunately often very successful in stealing your money. They generally convince you that there is an emergency that...
