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...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Mar 3, 2025 | Scam of the day
Last month I told you that the Delaware Attorney General recently issued a warning about a dramatic increase in scams involving Bitcoin ATMs. A report from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) indicates a 1,000 % increase in money lost to scammers through Bitcoin ATMs...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Mar 2, 2025 | Scam of the day
ABC News recently did a story entitled “Gold Grifters” in which they investigated scams involving people lured under false pretenses to cash in their savings, buy gold and deliver the gold to scammers. I have been warning people about this scam since I...
