by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Apr 11, 2024 | Scam of the day
Last December I told you that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) was reporting an increase in reports of scammers calling people on the telephone and telling them that they have won one of the Publishers Clearing House lotteries, but that they have to pay fees or...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Mar 30, 2024 | Scam of the day
Recently the Blaine, Minnesota Police Department issued a warning about a scam in which scammers are luring people into emptying their bank accounts and sending the money to the scammers through Bitcoin ATMs. The scam starts when a pop-up appears on their computer...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Sep 8, 2023 | Scam of the day
Impostor scams have long been among the most lucrative for scammers. While there are many variations of this scam, the most common variations have involved scammers calling their intended victims on the telephone posing as some governmental agency such as the, FBI,...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jun 17, 2023 | Scam of the day
Impostor scams have long been among the most lucrative for scammers. While there are many variations of this scam, the most common variations have involved scammers calling their intended victims on the telephone posing as some governmental agency such as the, FBI,...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jun 7, 2023 | Scam of the day
Impostor scams have long been among the most lucrative for scammers. While there are many variations of this scam, the most common variations have involved scammers calling their intended victims on the telephone posing as some governmental agency such as the, FBI,...
