by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Apr 11, 2026 | Scam of the day
Apple Pay is a very safe, secure and convenient way to make payments, but nothing is fool proof. Never underestimate the power of a fool. While Apple Pay uses biometric recognition and tokenization that hides your affiliated credit number scammers are able to use...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Apr 10, 2026 | Scam of the day
Scammers are always taking advantage of what is going on in the news to use it as a hook for scams and the war in Iran is no exception. A number of Iran war scams have begun to proliferate and as with many scams, they use emotional appeals to lure people into being...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Mar 31, 2026 | Scam of the day
Looking ahead to a busy air travel season in which we can expect delays and cancellations due to a variety of reasons, scammers will be taking advantage of the situation. Delays and cancellations occur for a number of reasons including bad weather and air traffic...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Mar 28, 2026 | Scam of the day
In the Scam of the day for March 6, 2025 I told you that twenty-five Canadians were arrested and charged with operating the grandparent scam through a call center in Canada where they contacted elderly victims in 40 American states between 2021 and 2024 during which...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Mar 26, 2026 | Scam of the day
Natural disasters such as wildfires, hurricanes and earthquakes are common occurrences. The devastating floods recently in Hawaii has caused severe damage estimated at a billion dollars according to Hawaii officials. It has also displaced many people whose homes were...