by Steven Weisman, Esq. | May 7, 2025 | Scam of the day
Recently, Allegheny County District Attorney issued a warning about increased check fraud. According to District Attorney Stephen Zappala, citing U.S. Treasury Department statistics, check fraud increased 365% since the pandemic with the amount of money lost each...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Apr 28, 2024 | Scam of the day
I have written many times over the last twelve 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. ...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Mar 13, 2024 | 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. | Nov 18, 2023 | Scam of the day
What is old is new again. Many people continue to pay their household bills by paper checks rather than electronic banking and even when shopping, some people prefer paying by check instead of using a credit card or cash. While there has been much discussion in the...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jul 5, 2023 | Scam of the day
It was just a month ago that I told you about a new scam where scammers lured people into providing their bank account number and bank’s routing number to the scammer under the pretense of needing the information in order to send you a reward for finding a...
