by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jul 13, 2019 | Charity Scams, Scam of the day
Being in debt is a difficult situation faced by many people. Unfortunately, it can be made much worse when debtors are targeted by unscrupulous scammers posing as debt relief specialists steal from the people in debt. Recently the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jan 17, 2012 | Charity Scams, Investment Scams, Scam of the day, Senior Scams
Year in and year out, lottery and contest scams are some of the most lucrative scams for conmen. You may be told that you have won a large lottery or contest. To further gain your confidence, you may even be told that the contest or lottery has been approved by the...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jan 16, 2012 | Charity Scams, Investment Scams, Scam of the day
Natural disasters, be they hurricanes, tsunamis, tornadoes, wildfires or floods are fodder for the most vile of scammers who take advantage of both the victims of these disasters and people who wish to make charitable donations to the victims of charities. The...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jan 16, 2012 | Charity Scams, Investment Scams, Scam of the day, Senior Scams, Student Scams
We all tend to trust people who are just like us. That is a truism. With a knowledge of psychology that would make Sigmund Freud envious, conmen use that trust to their advantage. Scammers know that once they have a potential victim’s heart and trust, their wallet...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jan 16, 2012 | Charity Scams, Investment Scams, Scam of the day
Gift cards are a convenient way to shop, but scammers steal the gift cards from the displays in stores and copy down or scan the information from the card. Once they have done this, they return the card to the display. Then the wait a little while and go to the...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jan 16, 2012 | Charity Scams, Investment Scams, Scam of the day
Scammers are nothing if not enterprising and they will take advantage of the charitable impulses people may have following a natural disaster, such as the Tsunami in Japan or Hurricane Katrina to set up phony charities to separate you from your money. Sometimes you...
