by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Sep 4, 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 Los Angeles County court officials issued a warning about scammers posing as court officials calling their targeted victims threatening arrest...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Aug 10, 2026 | Scam of the day
Lottery scams are one of the most prevalent types of scams and scammers cheat people out of millions of dollars each year by tricking people into sending money to the scammers after being told that they have won a lottery, but are required to pay some fees or taxes in...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jul 21, 2026 | Scam of the day
Despite high gas prices, many people are taking to the roads this summer. The bad news is that due to so many people wanting to rent cars there is both a shortage of cars to rent and the cost of renting a car has increased in many cases dramatically. However, your...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jun 28, 2026 | Scam of the day
I first warned you about this particular scam in 2017, but it has recently resurfaced in many places around the country including St. James Louisiana where the local sheriff is warning people about scammers posing as a local priest contacting parishioners and...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jun 25, 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...
