by Steven Weisman, Esq. | May 28, 2026 | Scam of the day
It is late May and many of us are thinking about taking our summer vacations that we look forward to all year, however, scammers are also taking advantage of our vacation interest to scam us and the companies we work for. One new scam involves your getting an email...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | May 23, 2026 | Scam of the day
When, according to AAA the average price for a gallon of gas in the United States was $4.82 in July of 2022 I told you in a Scam of the day about scammers posing as government agents offering phony fuel assistance. At that time the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | May 11, 2026 | Scam of the day
For years scammers have posed as the IRS in emails, text messages and phone calls luring people to make payments or provide personal information that leads to identity theft. Often these emails and text messages may contain links or QR codes that when clicked on or...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Mar 27, 2026 | Scam of the day
Scammers are always taking advantage of what is going on in the news to use it as a hook for scams and the war in Iran is no exception. A number of Iran war scams have begun to proliferate and as with many scams, they use emotional appeals to lure people into being...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Mar 20, 2026 | Scam of the day
Imposter 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 contacting their victims posing as a popular company with which we all do business or a government...
