by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Nov 30, 2024 | Scam of the day
I have been warning you about romance scams for many years. More recently I have been warning you for the last few years about the myriad of scams involving cryptocurrencies. In the last few years a new scam combining the romance scam and cryptocurrency scams...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Nov 23, 2024 | Scam of the day
Bourbon has seen a large increase in popularity in the last ten years with bourbon sales reaching $5.1 billion in 2022. The increase is reflective of the wide range of people, including women and younger people, in particular, turning to bourbon as a spirit of...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Aug 11, 2024 | Scam of the day
According to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) more scams in the United States are started on social media than on any other platform at a cost for the last two years of 2.7 billion dollars and that figure is probably low because many victims, often out of...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jul 15, 2024 | Scam of the day
Recently there have been an increase in scams involving scammers convincing their victims that they are eligible for large government grants if they merely pay a processing fee. The federal government does not charge fees for applying for grants. Additionally, the...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jul 6, 2024 | Scam of the day
The day before they were about to embark on a long planned for $15,000 cruise on Carnival Cruise Line, a Kentucky family found out that their trip had been cancelled and that they would not be receiving a refund from Carnival. The problem stemmed from the family...
