by Steven Weisman, Esq. | May 8, 2019 | Scam of the day
While the world was busy welcoming the royal baby of Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, scammers have been busy constructing scams to capitalize on the public’s interest in the baby who has been named Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor. ...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | May 2, 2019 | Scam of the day
A sad story comes from the UK where a vulnerable woman still grieving over the deaths of her mother and her fiance was scammed out of hundreds of thousands of pounds by a scammer posing as Fast & Furious actor Jason Statham. The scam victim was contacted through...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Apr 19, 2019 | Scam of the day
It is not surprising that Facebook has been a favorite medium for scammers. Its very popularity and the fact that on Facebook you are communicating with your friends is reason enough for scammers to use Facebook as a platform for scams. There has been a resurgence...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Mar 28, 2019 | Scam of the day
It is not surprising that Facebook has been a favorite platform for scammers. Its very popularity and the fact that on Facebook you are communicating with your friends is reason enough for scammers to use Facebook as a place for scams because you are more likely to...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Mar 2, 2019 | Scam of the day
Many colleges around the country will soon be taking their Spring Break. The words Spring Break often conjure up images of young college students on beaches rather than thoughts about their grandparents, but for scammers, Spring Break and grandparents are a match...