by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Oct 4, 2020 | Scam of the day
James Jackson was sentenced to 17 years in prison for stealing the identities of recently dceased people and taking over their credit card accounts, savings accounts and brokerage accounts. Jackson gathered information from obituariesand used that information to take...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Aug 17, 2020 | Scam of the day
Many of you are familiar with the grandparent scam where a grandparent receives a telephone call from someone purporting to be their grandchild who has gotten into some trouble, most commonly a traffic accident, legal trouble or medical problems in a far away place. ...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jun 24, 2020 | Scam of the day
Many of you are familiar with the grandparent scam where a grandparent receives a telephone call from someone purporting to be their grandchild who has gotten into some trouble, either a traffic accident, legal trouble or medical problems in a far away place. The...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Apr 4, 2020 | Scam of the day
Many of you are familiar with the grandparent scam where a grandparent receives a telephone call from someone purporting to be their grandchild who has gotten into some trouble, either a traffic accident, legal trouble or medical problems in a far away place. The...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Mar 8, 2020 | Scam of the day
Many colleges around the country are or will soon be taking their Spring Break. The words Spring Break often conjure up images of young college students on beaches rather than thoughts about their grandparents, but for scammers, Spring Break and grandparents are...
