by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jan 24, 2020 | Scam of the day
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has just released its annual report detailing the most common types of scams in 2019. The report also provides information about the FTC’s refund programs to consumers victimized by scams in 2019. Starting with the good news,...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Dec 8, 2019 | Scam of the day
Impostor scams in which the scammer contacts his or her targeted victim posing as a governmental agency, such as the IRS demanding payment to resolve a bogus claim are very common, however, a new version of the impostor scam raises this scam to a new, frightening...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Dec 3, 2019 | Scam of the day
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is a federal agency created in 2018 that works with both the public and private sectors to build and maintain our nation’s infrastructure and protect it from cyberattacks. CISA recently issued a...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Oct 31, 2019 | Scam of the day
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has just released the results of a comprehensive survey conducted two years ago regarding consumer fraud. According to the survey approximately 40 million people were fraud victims in 2017 with the most common types of fraud being...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | May 30, 2019 | Scam of the day
Impostor scams which occur when you are contacted by a scammer posing as an employee of any number of companies or agencies, such as the Social Security Administration or your bank seeking an immediate payment for a variety of reasons. For years I have been warning...
