by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jul 19, 2025 | Scam of the day
Natural disasters, such as floods, hurricanes, wildfires, tornadoes and earthquakes bring out the best in people who want to donate to charities to help the victims. Unfortunately natural disasters also bring out the worst in scammers who are quick to take advantage...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Apr 7, 2024 | Scam of the day
Phony charities are big business for scammers who prey upon generous people who think they are contributing to help those in need. I have written many times over the years about a wide variety of phony charities and the efforts of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Nov 5, 2022 | Scam of the day
The holiday season will soon be upon us. This is a time when many people give to charities. In particular, you will most likely be contacted by numerous people soliciting charitable contributions on behalf of organizations purporting to support the brave men and...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Mar 8, 2021 | Scam of the day
Phony charities are big business for scammers who prey upon generous people who think they are contributing to help those in need. I have written many times over the years about a wide variety of phony charities and the efforts of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jul 22, 2020 | Scam of the day
Crowdfunding is the name for the process by which people raise funds on websites such as GoFundMe for various projects from movies and books to the development of new businesses and, most notably, to help people in need of charity Unfortunately, as I have been...
