by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Feb 25, 2022 | Scam of the day
Scams involving utility bills for electric, water or gas services have long been popular with scammers. I recently was informed of a version of this scam involving Pacific Gas & Electric in California where the targeted victim received a call from someone posing...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Dec 3, 2021 | Scam of the day
Scams related to the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) PreCheck program have recently substantially increased. I first warned you about this last August when the scams began. For those people unfamiliar with the PreCheck program, the TSA has a...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Oct 26, 2021 | Scam of the day
I have warned you for years about impersonation scams in which scammers call you on the phone posing, for example, as the IRS, the Social Security Administration or companies with which you do business and try to lure you into either making an immediate payment to...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Sep 23, 2021 | Scam of the day
I have been warning you about the jury duty scam for nine years, but it continues to snare many unwary victims. This scam has been used effectively for years by scammers to con people out of their money. The scam starts with a telephone call that you receive...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Aug 26, 2021 | Scam of the day
Impostor 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 calling their intended victims on the telephone posing as some governmental agency such as the IRS or...
