by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Mar 11, 2026 | Scam of the day
The Federal Trade Commission is warning the public about an increase of phony grant scams. Recently there have been an increase in scams involving scammers convincing their victims that they are eligible for large government grants if they merely pay a processing...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Mar 10, 2026 | Scam of the day
It was as recently as the Scam of the Day for February 23rd that I told you that the Boston office of the FBI had issued a warning scams involving people lured under false pretenses to cash in their savings, buy gold bars and deliver the gold to scammers. According...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Mar 9, 2026 | Scam of the day
Although it is just the beginning of March many people, particularly college students are now looking for Summer jobs and scammers are taking advantage of this situation. Merely because a company posting an online job advertisement may be one that you are familiar...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Mar 8, 2026 | Scam of the day
Facebook Marketplace is a popular and convenient place for people to buy and sell things so, of course, scammers are drawn to it. Scams on Facebook Marketplace have increased dramatically in the last couple of years. A recent scam turning up on Facebook Marketplace...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Mar 7, 2026 | Scam of the day
Convicted Ponzi schemer Bernie Madoff who stole 50 billion dollars from unsuspecting victims may be the last person from whom you would accept investing advice, but in fact, his advice, as contained in a 2014 jailhouse interview Madoff gave to the Wall Street Journal...
