by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Apr 16, 2026 | Scam of the day
Cybersecurity company Proofpoint discovered a scam in which people receive emails offering a free piano which is available often purportedly due to a death in the family or because the owner of the piano is graduating. The scam has largely targeted students and...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jul 30, 2025 | Scam of the day
Affinity fraud is the name for the type of fraud where people put undeserved trust in someone offering an investment opportunity because that person is “someone like me.” Affinity fraud works because people trust other people who may share a common bond,...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jun 29, 2025 | Scam of the day
Scam artists, the only criminals we refer to as artists have a knowledge of psychology that Freud would have envied. They know how to appeal to every human emotion to lure us into becoming a scam victim. Scam artists can adapt their art to paint whatever picture...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jun 20, 2024 | Scam of the day
Cybersecurity company Proofpoint recently discovered a scam in which people are receiving emails offering a free piano which is available often purportedly due to a death in the family. The scam has largely targeted students and professors at colleges and...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jun 19, 2024 | Scam of the day
Affinity fraud is the name for the type of fraud where people put undeserved trust in someone offering an investment opportunity because that person is “someone like me.” Affinity fraud works because people trust other people who may share a common bond,...