by Steven Weisman, Esq. | May 12, 2019 | Scam of the day
Everything old becomes new again and this is true about the single ring phone call scam I first warned you about in 2014 that is having a resurgence which has prompted the FCC to issue a warning about it. “The Postman Always Rings Twice” was a classic...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jan 29, 2014 | Scam of the day, Site Related
“The Postman Always Rings Twice” was a classic movie from 1946 that was remade in 1981 starring Jack Nicholson. Perhaps the postman always rings twice, but scam artists only need to ring once to hook you into a scam that can add hundreds of dollars to...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jan 27, 2013 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Those of you who read this blog on a daily or regular basis are familiar with the Jamaica lottery scam, about which I have written a number of times and with good reason. Jamaica has been a hot bed of phony lottery scams, victimizing unwary Americans for ten years. ...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jul 29, 2012 | Scam of the day, Site Related
As I have described in earlier “scams of the day,” Jamaica has become a hub for international lottery scams that have particularly targeted the elderly in America. The scams have been done by phone calls from Jamaica telling unwitting victims that they...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | May 20, 2012 | Scam of the day, Site Related
On May 8th’s “scam of the day” I warned you about the Jamaican lottery scam. For the past few years Jamaica has become a center for telemarketing scams, particularly phony lottery scams. As usual, you are told that you have won a lottery that you...
