by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Feb 27, 2025 | Scam of the day
Security software company McAfee is warning people about scams that have arisen taking advantage of confusion regarding the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) operated by Elon Musk and Dogecoin, a similarly named cryptocurrency that originated in 2013 as a...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Oct 24, 2024 | Scam of the day
Celebrating Halloween has become a major event in recent years with many adults searching for elaborate costumes and of course whenever many people are interested in something, scammers appear ready to take advantage of that interest. Scammers have set up phony...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Sep 28, 2024 | Scam of the day
Creative scammers have come up with a new way to scam you when you shop online. For years, I have warned you about phony retail websites that either appear to be that of legitimate retailers such as Wallmart or are just websites that come up high in a search engine...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Nov 22, 2023 | Scam of the day
The pandemic increased the trend toward online purchases of just about everything and even as the pandemic has waned, many of us continue to make large amounts of our consumer purchases online. Scammers, of course, see this as an opportunity to scam people with phony...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Sep 2, 2023 | Scam of the day
Summer is gone and back to school shopping is in high gear for many parents and students. Much of back to school shopping, like other shopping, is done online and people are constantly looking for bargains from trusted companies such as Walmart and Dick’s...
