by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jan 10, 2021 | Scam of the day
The second round of stimulus payments referred to officially as Economic Impact Payments started being sent to eligible individuals on December 30, 2020. The payments are being sent by direct deposit to bank accounts, mailed paper checks and mailed debit cards...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jan 6, 2021 | Scam of the day
The email copied below was sent to us by a Scamicide reader. This scam is a variation on the Nigerian email scam about which I most recently wrote a few days ago in that it involves you being eligible to receive a tremendous amount of money without any real reason. ...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jan 2, 2021 | Scam of the day
In the wake of the Coronavirus pandemic, reports are resurfacing of increased instances of the car wrap scam which has been around for a few years. Recently, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a warning about scammers posing as employees of Marlboro or Purell...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Dec 29, 2020 | Scam of the day
The massive 900 billion dollar Coronavirus relief and government spending bill was finally signed into law after much furor. The new law provides for payments of $600 to eligible people. In a future Scam of the day, I will go into the details of how the amount sent...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Dec 27, 2020 | Scam of the day
I have been warning you about the jury duty scam for more than eight years, but it continues to snare many unwary victims. Recently law enforcement in Utah noticed an increase in jury duty scams although these scams are also continuing throughout the rest of the...