by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Apr 22, 2019 | Scam of the day
According to a new report recently released by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) reports of the grandparent scam rose to almost 20,000 during a fifteen month period from late 2017 through 2018 at a cost of approximately 42 million dollars which is double the amount...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Apr 18, 2019 | Scam of the day
A famous bank robber, once responded “because that is where the money is” when asked why he robbed banks. Therefore it should come as no surprise that scam artists the only criminals we call artists, are increasingly targeting the brokerage and...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Aug 5, 2012 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Earlier this week the IRS acknowledged that they had paid out more than five billion dollars in fraudulent income tax refunds to identity thieves in 2011 and that a government audit of the IRS predicted that the problem will worsen over the next five years. Despite...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jul 22, 2012 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Serendipity is when a favorable result occurs as a result as a lucky accident. Certainly having someone cash checks from your bank account with your forged signature is not a favorable result, however, being present at the bank to complain about the money being...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | May 9, 2012 | Scam of the day, Site Related
With more and more people looking for employment including now many college students looking for summer jobs, scammers are focusing more attention to scamming these new job applicants. Just because a company may be one that you are familiar with doesn’t mean...
