by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Mar 10, 2026 | Scam of the day
It was as recently as the Scam of the Day for February 23rd that I told you that the Boston office of the FBI had issued a warning scams involving people lured under false pretenses to cash in their savings, buy gold bars and deliver the gold to scammers. According...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Feb 22, 2026 | Scam of the day
Last Fall, I told you that the Boston office of the FBI had issued a warning scams involving people lured under false pretenses to cash in their savings, buy gold bars and deliver the gold to scammers. According to recent FBI figures this scam is getting worse with...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Dec 11, 2025 | Scam of the day
I have been warning you about phony kidnapping scams, also known as virtual kidnapping, for thirteen years and according to the FBI, the scam is increasing in frequency. Generally, the scam starts with a telephone call informing the person answering the phone that a...
by admin | Oct 7, 2015 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Phone scams by which someone calls you posing as a governmental agent threatening dire consequences unless you pay money have probably been around for as long as there have been phones, however they seem to be occurring in much greater frequency with more and more...