by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jun 17, 2024 | Scam of the day
Recently, Florida passed a new law that will go into effect on January 1, 2025 that will help protect people over 60 years of age and vulnerable adults from losing money to scams. According to the FBI, People over the age of 60 lost more than 3.4 billion dollars to...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | May 15, 2024 | Scam of the day
Online banks and banking service providers offer desktop and mobile banking services without actual brick and mortar physical branches. Because these banks don’t have to pay for the cost of maintaining buildings, they are often able to pass the savings on to their...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Dec 6, 2023 | Scam of the day
Phony text messaging, called smishing, which purport to be from your bank is a scam about which I have been warning you for years, but appears to be a scam that is dramatically increasing. Recently, I received a text message that appeared to come from Citizens Bank...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Nov 13, 2023 | Scam of the day
Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers recently warned people about a dramatic increase in bank scams being perpetrated through phony emails and phony text messages purporting to come from your bank. And this warning is certainly not limited to Nebraska. According...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Oct 30, 2023 | Scam of the day
Peer to Peer Payment Payment Service (P2P) Zelle is used by many people to quickly and conveniently send money electronically from your credit card or bank account. Sending money through Zelle only requires you to enter the recipient’s phone number or email...
