by Steven Weisman, Esq. | May 21, 2025 | Scam of the day
For years I have told you about scammers posing as various popular celebrities luring unsuspecting people into scams However, with the increased of Artificial Intelligence these imposter scams, generally perpetrated through emails, text messages and social media have...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Apr 20, 2025 | Scam of the day
Scammers are big fans of gift cards because they are easy to purchase, easy to send to the scammer and impossible to trace to the scammer. According to the FTC, consumers lost 228 million dollars to gift card scams last year. It is not even necessary for the scammer...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Apr 6, 2025 | Scam of the day
The most effective scams are the ones that capitalize on real things that apply to you. Many people are familiar with the REAL ID, which is a new version of your driver’s license mandated by federal law. The federal REAL ID Act established new security...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Apr 5, 2025 | Scam of the day
A report from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) indicates a 1,000 % increase in money lost to scammers through Bitcoin ATMs in the last three years with consumers reporting losses of more than 111 million dollars last year. Bitcoin and other cryptocurrency ATMs...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Mar 19, 2025 | 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 emailing their victims posing as a popular company with which we all do business or calling their...
