by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Oct 6, 2026 | Scam of the day
The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration recently issued a report showing that the IRS continues to experience extensive delays in sending income tax refunds to victims of income tax identity theft with an average processing time now of 655 days. As the...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Oct 5, 2026 | Scam of the day
For profit universities have been a target of state and federal investigations for years. I have written about this topic since 2012. It should be noted that not all for profit colleges are scams, but there are a large number of for profit colleges, sometimes...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Oct 4, 2026 | Scam of the day
According to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) more scams in the United States are started on social media than on any other platform at a cost of 2 billion dollars in 2025 and that figure is undoubtedly low because many victims, often out of embarrassment, do not...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Oct 3, 2026 | Scam of the day
The annual open enrollment period for Medicare begins on October 15th and will end on December 7th. This is the only time during the year that people enrolled in Medicare can change their Medicare health plans, Medigap plans and prescription drug plans. By now,...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Oct 2, 2026 | Scam of the day
It is only October 3rd but many people are preparing for Halloween. Celebrating Halloween has become a major event in recent years with many adults searching for elaborate costumes and of course whenever many people are interested in something, scammers appear ready...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Oct 1, 2026 | Scam of the day
Law Enforcement in Houston recently issued a warning about an insidious new scam involving the electronic person-to-person payment services Venmo, Zelle and Cash App that starts with unexpected funds appearing in your account followed shortly by a message from...
