by Steven Weisman, Esq. | May 18, 2026 | Scam of the day
Amazon Prime Day is a global promotion of Amazon featuring sales on a variety of items available solely to Amazon Prime members. Although it is called Amazon Prime Day, it actually goes on for multiple days twice a year. This year Amazon has indicated that it is...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | May 29, 2025 | Scam of the day
In the Scam of the day for March 5, 2025 I informed you that crafts supply store Joann Fabrics has filed for bankruptcy and would be closing all of its stores. Scammers were quick to take advantage of this by setting up phony Joann Fabrics websites offering tremendous...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Nov 21, 2023 | Scam of the day
Every year, the number of people shopping online and the money spent through online shopping grows significantly. And why not? The convenience alone of being able to shop from the comfort and privacy of your home is reason enough for many of us to shop online. But...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Sep 2, 2023 | Scam of the day
Summer is gone and back to school shopping is in high gear for many parents and students. Much of back to school shopping, like other shopping, is done online and people are constantly looking for bargains from trusted companies such as Walmart and Dick’s...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Sep 8, 2022 | Scam of the day
The pandemic increased the trend toward online purchases of just about everything and even as the pandemic has waned, many of us continue to make large amounts of our consumer purchases online. Scammers, of course, see this as an opportunity to scam people with phony...
