by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Mar 17, 2026 | Scam of the day
In the Scam of the day for March 7, 2023 I warned about the danger of identity theft that occurs when criminals steal your mail from your mailbox. Among the dangers of mail theft are criminals gathering personal information contained in your mail to set up accounts...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Mar 16, 2026 | Scam of the day
The E-Z Pass transponder system is available to drivers in twenty states and enables the drivers to avoid stopping to pay tolls when driving on toll roads. Instead they merely drive through a special lane where their transponder is electronically read. The tolls are...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Mar 15, 2026 | 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. | Mar 14, 2026 | Scam of the day
In two days it will be Saint Patrick’s Day and many people around the world will be celebrating with great gusto. Among those celebrating will be scam artists, the only criminals we refer to as artists who will be taking advantage of the holiday to scam...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Mar 13, 2026 | Scam of the day
In 2020 the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a warning about the dangers presented by skimmers on gas pumps. I have warned you about the dangers of skimmers for many years. Skimmers are small electronic devices that are easily installed by an identity thief...
