by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Aug 2, 2022 | Scam of the day
Since the start of the pandemic, many people turned to online merchandisers to buy Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) such as masks, face shields and sanitizers. Unfortunately, some online merchandisers who promised customers quick delivery either did not deliver...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jul 29, 2022 | Scam of the day
Federal law enforcement recently arrested Fola Alabi accusing him of conducting a romance scam in which he scammed women, most of whom were between 70 and 80 years old and widowed or divorced out of approximately a million dollars According to the criminal complaint...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jul 21, 2022 | Scam of the day
After two years of the Coronavirus pandemic, more and more people are taking a summer vacation this year and for many people that means renting a car. The bad news is that due to so many people wanting to rent cars there is both a shortage of cars to rent and the...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jun 3, 2022 | Scam of the day
Over the years I have written numerous times about the problems presented by robocalls and with good reason. Automated robocalls which, for commercial purposes, are illegal, are the number one consumer complaint reported by the public to the Federal Trade Commission...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | May 14, 2022 | Scam of the day
Romance scams continue to be a major problem. As bad as they were prior to the pandemic, these scams increased dramatically during the Coronavirus pandemic. According to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Americans lost more money to romance scams last year than to...
