by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Dec 20, 2024 | Scam of the day
Xiao Kun Cheung was indicted in Federal Court in Georgia on charges related to a tech support scam allegedly perpetrated by Cheung and co- conspirators targeting the elderly in Georgia, Florida and Tennessee in which seniors were contacted by phone or through pop-up...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Nov 25, 2024 | 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 228 million dollars to gift card scams last year. It is not even necessary for the scammer...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jun 11, 2024 | Scam of the day
Since 2019, the cost of renting a car on vacation has increased dramatically. However, your friendly neighborhood scammer is 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...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Dec 11, 2023 | Scam of the day
Many people take Winter vacations during the holiday season. Renting vacation homes rather than going to hotels has been increasingly popular in recent years. There are many excellent websites such as VRBO and Homeaway that offer wonderful vacation homes. Many...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | May 30, 2023 | Scam of the day
Impostor scams have long been among the most lucrative for scammers. While there are many variations of this scam, the most common variations have involved scammers calling their intended victims on the telephone posing as some governmental agency such as the, FBI,...