by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Feb 24, 2026 | Scam of the day
With the due date for filing you federal income tax return approaching, many people are filing their taxes at this time with almost 94% of individual income tax returns being filed electronically. TurboTax is a popular online tax preparation service and so identity...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Feb 23, 2026 | Scam of the day
I have been warning you about romance scams for many years. More recently I have been warning you about cryptocurrency scams since 2017. In the last few years a new scam combining the romance scam and cryptocurrency scams has surfaced. Romance scams generally follow...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Feb 22, 2026 | Scam of the day
Last Fall, 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 to recent FBI figures this scam is getting worse with...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Feb 21, 2026 | Scam of the day
It has only been a few weeks since I last warned you about a Publishers Clearing House Lottery scam, but unfortunately this scam is back in the news with the recent arrest of Oral Durloo and Brandon Naime who are accused of scamming a 92 year old New York man out of...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Feb 20, 2026 | Scam of the day
I have been warning you about dangers in the rapidly expanding Internet of things for more than twelve years. The Internet of Things is made up of a broad range of devices connected to the Internet including home thermostats, security systems, medical devices,...
