by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Nov 20, 2023 | Scam of the day
While Thanksgiving is still two days away, many people already have their hearts and minds focused on one of the biggest shopping days of the year – Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving. Black Friday is the unofficial start of the holiday shopping season...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Sep 21, 2023 | Scam of the day
Ace Hardware is a large, popular hardware store and like many stores has a loyalty program called Ace Rewards. Ace recently sent out a warning to its Ace Rewards members that scammers, posing as Ace Hardware are sending emails to Ace Reward members offering a prize...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Sep 12, 2023 | Scam of the day
For many years Bed, Bath & Beyond was a popular housewares and specialty items store. I always enjoyed shopping there and if you ever shopped there you may remember their receipts with ream upon ream of coupons. In any event, the company came upon hard times and...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Sep 6, 2023 | Scam of the day
As you can well expect, many scams are perpetrated through social media. One current scam appearing on social media uses a fake endorsement of celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay to scam people who think they are getting free upscale cookware, but instead become a scam...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | May 13, 2022 | Scam of the day
Concern about the national shortage of baby formula has many concerned parents turning to whatever sources they can to obtain these essential products. Unfortunately, this has created the perfect storm for unscrupulous scammers to market and sell non-existent baby...
