by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Oct 26, 2020 | Scam of the day
Although the name may not be as familiar as “phishing” which is the name for emails that lure you into clicking on malware infected links or providing personal information that will be used to make you a victim of identity theft, “smishing” is...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Oct 20, 2020 | Scam of the day
I have written often about phony student loan debt relief companies and with good reason. More than forty-two million Americans have student loans with an outstanding balance of more than 1.4 trillion dollars so it is no surprise that scammers are focusing their...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Oct 11, 2020 | Scam of the day
The most effective scams always have a kernel of truth to them and this particular scam is a good example of that fact. Facebook is offering a hundred million dollars in cash grants to qualifying small businesses affected adversely by the Coronavirus pandemic. Here...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Oct 9, 2020 | 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 IRS or...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Oct 1, 2020 | Scam of the day
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and 30 state agencies have accused Lucas Asher and Simon Batashvili of using companies such as Metals.com and Barrick Capital Inc. to defraud people in the sale of gold and other precious metals. The CFTC said the...
