by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Mar 24, 2014 | Scam of the day, Site Related
March Madness is in full swing and even though no one will be winning Warren Buffet’s billion dollar challenge to the person who predicted the winner of every game, the excitement around the country is high. Of course, whenever excitement is high about...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jun 27, 2012 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Advertisements for phony charities are starting to appear on Craigslist. A particularly despicable one that was uncovered this week is for a phony charity asking for donations to help pay for the medical costs of a soldier wounded in Afghanistan. The advertisement...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jun 1, 2012 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Memorial Day is often considered to mark the unofficial start of summer and many of us are looking forward to our summer vacations. Scammers, however, it seem don’t take much time off and summer vacation time brings a new batch of scams. Recently a local Bed...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Apr 26, 2012 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Craigslist can provide an easy opportunity for someone to legitimately and economically do business. Unfortunately, it also can provide an easy opportunity for scam artists. The latest scam involving Craigslist around the country occcurs when a scammer takes the...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Mar 21, 2012 | Scam of the day, Site Related
This is another tried and true scam that keeps cropping up. Recently there were reports of phony apartment listings on Craigslist for New York City apartments and a California youth soccer team that was scammed when it thought it was renting a house in Palm Springs...