by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Apr 1, 2023 | Scam of the day
Human tragedies such as the murders of six people at a school in Nashville, Tennessee bring out the best charitable impulses of many people, but unfortunately, they also bring out the worst impulses in scammers who use tragedies such as this to solicit contributions...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jan 12, 2023 | Scam of the day
It started out in November of 2017 as a feel-good story about Johnny Bobbitt, a homeless veteran, who, according to the story reported throughout the media, gave his last twenty dollars to Katelyn McClure a stranded motorist who had run out of gas at the side of a...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | May 25, 2022 | Scam of the day
Human tragedies such as the murders of at least 19 students and two adults at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas bring out the best charitable impulses of many people, but unfortunately, they also bring out the worst impulses in scammers who use tragedies such as...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Nov 18, 2021 | Scam of the day
Crowdfunding is the name for the process by which people raise funds on websites such as GoFundMe for various projects from movies and books to the development of new businesses. Unfortunately, as I have been warning you about since 2012, the potential for...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jun 1, 2021 | Scam of the day
Crowdfunding is the name for the process by which people raise funds on websites such as GoFundMe for various projects from movies and books to the development of new businesses and, most notably, to help people in need of charity Unfortunately, as I have been...
