by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Apr 9, 2026 | Scam of the day
Investment scams have always been with us, but according to the Federal Trade Commission, they accounted for $8,648,617,756 of losses last year which was double the amount of the previous year and almost triple the amount of the next highest category of scams Many...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Apr 8, 2026 | Scam of the day
Imposter scams have long been among the most lucrative for scammers. While there are many variations of this scam, the most common variations have involved scammers emailing their victims posing as a popular company with which we all do business or calling their...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Apr 7, 2026 | Scam of the day
Today’s Scam of the day is another version of the Nigerian email scam that continues to plague the online community. In the most common versions of this scam circulating on the Internet today, you are promised great sums of money if you assist a Nigerian or...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Apr 6, 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. | Apr 5, 2026 | Scam of the day
I have been reporting to you since 2012 about the infamous Jamaican lottery scam through which many Americans, mostly elderly, have been scammed out of money after being told that they have won the non-existent Jamaican lottery. The scam begins when the victim...
