by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Sep 22, 2020 | Scam of the day
Today’s Scam of the day was sent to me by a Scamicide reader who listed a small item for sale on Craigslist along with his cell phone number for people to contact him. Someone responded to his ad through a text message indicated that they were interested in...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jul 27, 2020 | Scam of the day
With some parts of the country reopening, many people are looking for Summer rentals and Craigslist is a popular place to go for people looking for a Summer home to rent. It is also a popular place for scammers to place phony ads to cheat unsuspecting victims....
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | May 31, 2019 | Scam of the day
Memorial Day has come and gone and the unofficial summer vacation season has begun. Many vacationers will be looking to rent homes in popular vacation spots and the scammers, as always, will be right there taking advantage of them.There are many excellent websites ...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Mar 31, 2019 | Scam of the day
While it is only the first of April, many people will be renting a vacation home in the days and weeks ahead in order to get a high demand rental at the beach, mountains or some other vacation venue. Reports of these scams are already being reported on Martha’s...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Mar 6, 2019 | Scam of the day
Craigslist is a popular place to go for people looking for a home to rent. It is also a popular place for scammers to place phony ads to cheat unsuspecting victims. Scammers place phony listings and trick people into wiring money as a security deposit or rent for...
