by Steven Weisman, Esq. | May 19, 2026 | Scam of the day
Recently a Bellefontaine, Ohio woman received a call that appeared to come from Apple informing her that there was a problem with her iPhone. He then gave her a case number and transferred her call to a scammer posing as a bank representative who told her that...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Apr 27, 2026 | Scam of the day
I have been warning you about the jury duty scam for thirteen years, but it continues to snare many unwary victims. Recently Suzzane Wilson lost $18,000 to a jury duty scam that began with a phone call from a scammer posing as a Sheriff’s Deputy telling her...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jan 26, 2026 | Scam of the day
People are reporting receiving calls that purport to be from Apple’s Special Investigations Unit telling them that illegal child pornography has been discovered on their cloud account. The phony investigator is sympathetic when you inform them that you never...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jan 24, 2026 | Scam of the day
I have been warning you about the jury duty scam for thirteen years, but it continues to snare many unwary victims. Recently Joey Amour Jackson and Lance Riddle were convicted of charges related to operating a nationwide jury duty scam in which they phoned their...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Nov 16, 2025 | Scam of the day
In the last few years there has been an increase in reports of scammers calling people on the telephone and telling them that they have won one of the Publishers Clearing House lotteries, but that they have to pay fees or taxes before being able to claim their prize. ...
