by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jul 4, 2022 | Scam of the day
According to AAA the average price for a gallon of gas in the United States today is $4.82 and in many states, the price is even higher. It therefore comes as no surprise that consumers are desperate to get some relief from these high prices and scammers are there,...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jul 2, 2022 | Scam of the day
Every season is scam season and every day provides unique opportunity for scam artists, the only criminals that we call artists, to try to scam us out of our hard earned money. Here are a few scams that you should be aware of that are related to tomorrow’s...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | May 8, 2022 | Scam of the day
Scammers and identity thieves are continuing to call people posing as a government employee who informs you that there is a problem with your Social Security number or benefits. Often they even threaten arrest or other legal action. In many instances they demand...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Apr 27, 2022 | 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...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jan 13, 2022 | Scam of the day
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently reported that in the first nine months of 2021, consumers lost 148 million dollars to scams in which gift cards were used as the payment method. This amount was more than in all of 2020. Scammers are big fans of gift cards...
