by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jul 2, 2026 | Scam of the day
According to the FTC the company most impersonated by scammers with phishing emails containing fake bills or fake renewals is Geek Squad. Geek Squad is a subsidiary of big box store chain Best Buy and it offers excellent tech support for electronic devices including...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | May 13, 2026 | Scam of the day
A report from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) indicates a 1,000 % increase in money lost to scammers through Bitcoin ATMs in the last three years with consumers reporting losses of around $333 million between January and November of 2025. Bitcoin and other...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | May 4, 2026 | Scam of the day
Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita recently issued a warning about scammers posing as mortgage relief service companies contacting people with phony and illegal offers to provide mortgage relief to people having difficulties paying their mortgages. According to the...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Mar 24, 2026 | Scam of the day
In the Scam of the day for January 15, 2026 I told you that the Maine Bureau of Consumer Credit Protection had announced a settlement with the cryptocurrency company Bitcoin Depot related to Maine residents who had used Bitcoin Depot’s Bitcoin ATMs to transfer...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Mar 11, 2026 | Scam of the day
The Federal Trade Commission is warning the public about an increase of phony grant scams. 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...
