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...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jun 9, 2026 | Scam of the day
Since 2019, the cost of renting a car on vacation has increased dramatically. However, scammers are more than willing to help you out. They are setting up phony car rental company websites and websites that appear to be those of legitimate car rental companies such...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | May 24, 2026 | Scam of the day
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. According to the FTC, consumers lost 250 million dollars to gift card scams in 2025. It is not even necessary for the scammer...
