by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Nov 12, 2022 | Scam of the day
Recently a federal grand jury in Puerto Rico returned indictments of eight people accused of operating a debit card scam in which they visited elderly clients of a local bank posing as either federal agents or officers of the bank and told their victims that their...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | May 20, 2022 | Scam of the day
Some scams are just so simple and effective that they remind us why scam artists are indeed the only criminals we refer to as artists. An old scam that is still being used effectively by scammers involves a flyer under your door in your hotel or motel room that...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Nov 29, 2021 | Scam of the day
Britain’s National Cyber Security Centre recently identified more than 4,000 online retailers who had their payment systems hacked in a manner that enabled the hackers to steal credit card and debit card information used by unwary online shoppers. Most of the...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Sep 23, 2021 | Scam of the day
I have been warning you about the jury duty scam for nine years, but it continues to snare many unwary victims. This scam has been used effectively for years by scammers to con people out of their money. The scam starts with a telephone call that you receive...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Mar 24, 2021 | Scam of the day
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is sending another round of checks to victims of an illegal credit card billing scam perpetrated by J.K. Publications. The FTC first took action against J. K. Publications, Inc in 1998. J.K. Publications purchased access to the...
