by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Oct 31, 2026 | Scam of the day
Everyone loves coupons and like many things in our lives, coupons which used to be found commonly in newspapers and magazines have migrated online. In recent years scammers have been perpetrating phony coupon scams on social media. Among the companies affected by...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Oct 30, 2026 | Scam of the day
We are all familiar with the infamous Nigerian email scam in which you are promised great sums of money if you assist a Nigerian in his effort to transfer money out of his country. Variations of this scam include the movement of embezzled funds by corrupt officials,...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Oct 29, 2026 | Scam of the day
It has only been a month since I last warned you about Geek Squad phony invoice phishing scams, but this one particularly caught my attention due to the lazy scammer who directed the email to “paid customer” instead of a name. According to the FTC, the...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Oct 28, 2026 | Scam of the day
For years identity thieves and scammers would use skimmers installed at ATMs and on card processing equipment such as at gas pumps (where this is still a problem) and at retail checkouts to steal the debit or credit card information from the magnetic strip on the card...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Oct 27, 2026 | Scam of the day
The fourth and perhaps last game of the 2026 World Series game is being played October 27th and since the Scam of the day is always posted the night before its scheduled date, it is possible that the World Series may well be over when you read this. Regardless of ...
