by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Mar 7, 2023 | Scam of the day
According to the FTC, the number of gift card scams and the money lost to these scams has increased every year since 2018. Scammers are big fans of gift cards because they are easy to purchase, easy to send to the scammer and impossible to trace to the scammer. It...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Feb 11, 2023 | Scam of the day
Two days ago, Alrick Anthony Gardner was indicted on charges alleging he operated a sweepstakes scam that stole millions of dollars from unsuspecting elderly victims. According to the U.S. Attorney for Connecticut, Gardner and others working with him called their...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jan 2, 2023 | Scam of the day
Facebook Marketplace is a free service on Facebook where millions of people buy and sell all manner of goods Often people can get some tremendous bargains and sellers can get an easy, low cost way to sell things. Around this time of year, we often see an increase in...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Dec 30, 2022 | Scam of the day
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is warning people about increasing reports of the nanny scam. People looking for nanny or caregiving jobs often go to legitimate websites such as care.com to look for nanny and baby sitting job opportunities, but even legitimate...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Dec 29, 2022 | Scam of the day
Police in Santa Cruz, California recently arrested a 19 year old boy who they say created fake parking tickets with a QR code that the targeted victims could scan in order to pay for the phony parking tickets. He then put the tickets on numerous parked cards. The QR...
