by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Nov 22, 2021 | Scam of the day
The New Hampshire Attorney General is warning New Hampshire residents about a letter being received by many people that appears to come from the New Hampshire Attorney General. The phony letter comes on what appears to be stationary of the Attorney General and...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Nov 21, 2021 | Scam of the day
Sophisticated scammers are adept at adapting the latest technologies and using them for purposes of scams. A wide variety of scams involve the scammer convincing the victim to send money to the scammer under a wide variety of pretenses including romance scams and...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Oct 12, 2021 | Scam of the day
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is warning members of the LGBTQ+ community about extortion scams turning up on LGBTQ+ dating apps such as Grindr and Feeld. Unlike the typical romance scam about which I have written many times, in these new scams the scammers...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Sep 13, 2021 | Scam of the day
The Coronavirus pandemic has brought financial hardships to many people including many people renting homes or apartments. In response to this problem, Congress has sent billions of dollars in rental assistance to state agencies to distribute to renters in need. As...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Aug 8, 2021 | Scam of the day
Last December I told you about police in New Delhi, India arresting more than fifty people operating a criminal call center from which they would make calls around the world scamming people into paying money under various pretenses. According to the New Delhi police...
