by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jun 12, 2026 | Scam of the day
The overpayment scam is the basis for many scams including phony mystery shopper scams about which I have written many times. An example of the overpayment scam occurred when a British Columbia wedding photographer was scammed out of $4,600 through this scam. The...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jul 14, 2025 | Scam of the day
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a report about the prevalence of scams that are initiated through text messages and among the top five in the FTC’s list was car wrap scams. In a previous Scam of the day, I told you about Caitlin Driscoll of...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Oct 20, 2023 | Scam of the day
Recently customers and even people who aren’t customers of Columbia Gas of Ohio have been receiving letters from scammers posing as Columbia Gas of Ohio with counterfeit checks. The letters tell the targeted victims to deposit the check and then email the...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Dec 30, 2022 | Scam of the day
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is warning people about increasing reports of the nanny scam. People looking for nanny or caregiving jobs often go to legitimate websites such as care.com to look for nanny and baby sitting job opportunities, but even legitimate...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Aug 4, 2022 | Scam of the day
I have written many times over the last ten years about the mystery shopper scam because it continues to ensnare unwary victims. Unfortunately, these scams continue to be effective and are increasing in number so it is important to remind you about them again. ...
