by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jun 29, 2025 | Scam of the day
Scam artists, the only criminals we refer to as artists have a knowledge of psychology that Freud would have envied. They know how to appeal to every human emotion to lure us into becoming a scam victim. Scam artists can adapt their art to paint whatever picture...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jun 8, 2023 | Scam of the day
Cryptocurrencies are quite popular with many people including scammers who find the anonymity provided by cryptocurrencies as a tremendously helpful way to launder funds obtained through a variety of scams. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has issued a warning...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jun 7, 2023 | Scam of the day
Impostor scams have long been among the most lucrative for scammers. While there are many variations of this scam, the most common variations have involved scammers calling their intended victims on the telephone posing as some governmental agency such as the, FBI,...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Feb 1, 2023 | Scam of the day
While not as popular as prior to the meltdown of various cryptocurrency exchanges such as FTX, cryptocurrencies remain popular with many people including scammers who find the anonymity provided by cryptocurrencies as a tremendously helpful way to launder funds...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Nov 21, 2021 | Scam of the day
Sophisticated scammers are adept at adapting the latest technologies and using them for purposes of scams. A wide variety of scams involve the scammer convincing the victim to send money to the scammer under a wide variety of pretenses including romance scams and...
