by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Apr 24, 2024 | Scam of the day
Getting information from the IRS can sometimes be a frustrating experience. Fortunately, the IRS has a program by which you can set up an Online Account with the IRS through which you can access information about your income taxes including your latest payment...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Apr 23, 2024 | Scam of the day
More than forty-two million Americans have student loans with an outstanding balance of more than 1.4 trillion dollars so it is no surprise that scammers are focusing their attention on these students and former students through scams that falsely promise to provide...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Apr 22, 2024 | Scam of the day
Affinity fraud is the name for the type of fraud where people put undeserved trust in someone offering an investment opportunity because that person is “someone like me.” Affinity fraud works because people trust other people who may share a common bond,...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Apr 21, 2024 | Scam of the day
Although I have been writing about synthetic identity theft for many years, many people are not familiar with the term “synthetic Identity theft.” Synthetic identity theft poses a significant threat to many people particularly children. Synthetic...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Apr 20, 2024 | Scam of the day
A woman from Ontario, Canada identified by CTV News by the first name Anjira recently was scammed out of $86,000 through an imposter scam. Imposter scams are one of the most frequent scams throughout the world. In this case Anjira received a call from a scammer...