by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jan 15, 2026 | Scam of the day
The Bucks County Pennsylvania Department of Consumer Protection recently issued an urgent warning about scam mortgage assistance letters being sent to residents, particularly the elderly. While this warning was to residents of Bucks County Pennsylvania, similar...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jan 14, 2026 | Scam of the day
The Maine Bureau of Consumer Credit Protection recently announced a settlement with the cryptocurrency company Bitcoin Depot related to Maine residents who had used Bitcoin Depot’s Bitcoin ATMs to transfer money to scammers. Under the terms of the settlement,...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jan 13, 2026 | Scam of the day
Receiving a telephone call from a debt collector is not a pleasant experience. Being hounded by someone attempting to collect a debt you do not owe constitutes fraud. In recent years the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has taken action against a number of these...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jan 12, 2026 | Scam of the day
Recently, there has been an increase in extended car warranty scams. These scams often start with a robocall. Other times the scam begins with a postcard. Often the caller even knows the make, model and year of your car. They will tell you that your car’s...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jan 11, 2026 | Scam of the day
Theft of iPhones is a major problem. As long ago as 2014 the FCC indicated that a million iPhones were stolen annually in the United States and there is no reason to believe that the number hasn’t gone up even further since then. The reason for iPhone theft is...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jan 10, 2026 | Scam of the day
Data breaches are a common occurrence which is disturbing because they can readily lead to your identity being stolen or you becoming a victim of a scam as the hackers leverage the data they steal to lure you into a scam. Last August I reported to you that Credit...
