by Steven Weisman, Esq. | May 7, 2026 | Scam of the day
This upcoming Sunday is Mother’s Day and once again we must be vigilant about not falling prey to scams related to this holiday. Anything popular with the public will always be popular with scammers. Although for many of us Mother’s Day is an...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | May 6, 2026 | Scam of the day
In the Scam of the day for June 9, 2022 I informed you that the FTC sued credit repair scammer, Financial Education Services. The FTC initiated legal action against Financial Education Services and its owners accusing them of scamming their victims out of more than...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | May 5, 2026 | Scam of the day
Recently, bakery owner Susan Limb of Maryland was disturbed when she received what appeared to be a call from her bank informing her that multiple fraudulent withdrawals had been made from her business account and that immediate action needed to be taken in order to...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | May 4, 2026 | Scam of the day
Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita recently issued a warning about scammers posing as mortgage relief service companies contacting people with phony and illegal offers to provide mortgage relief to people having difficulties paying their mortgages. According to the...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | May 3, 2026 | Scam of the day
Lottery scams generally follow a typical pattern, namely you receive a phone call, email or text message informing you that you have won a lottery that you never entered, but that you need to pay income taxes or administrative fees to the lottery sponsor before you...
