by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Sep 20, 2025 | Scam of the day
Imposter scams have long been among the most lucrative for scammers. While there are many variations of this scam, the most common variations have involved scammers emailing their victims posing as a popular company with which we all do business or calling their...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Sep 19, 2025 | Scam of the day
The Boston office of the FBI recently issued a warning scams involving people lured under false pretenses to cash in their savings, buy gold bars and deliver the gold to scammers. Earler this year ABC News did a story entitled “Gold Grifters” also...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Sep 18, 2025 | Scam of the day
According to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) last year more scams originated through text messages (smishing) than phone calls and with good reason. Scammers are aware that people are more likely to open and read a text message rather than an email The open rates...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Sep 17, 2025 | Scam of the day
Ordering food online for delivery was somewhat popular prior to the pandemic, but really took off during the pandemic when people wanted restaurant food without having to go to a restaurant. Many restaurants have taken advantage of this interest and set up websites...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Sep 16, 2025 | Scam of the day
Evite is a popular online invitation platform that allows users to create, send, and manage digital invitations for events such as parties, weddings, meetings, and other gatherings. It’s widely used because it simplifies the process of inviting guests and tracking...