by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Aug 8, 2014 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Recently, Federal criminal charges were brought against seven people including Abraxas Discala, the former husband of actress Jamie-Lynn Sigler, from the HBO series, “The Sopranos.” The seven people indicted were charged with running a three hundred...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jun 23, 2013 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Many scams are old and have been with us for many years. In fact, the origin of the Nigerian email letter of today is found in a scam that began in the 1500s called the Spanish Prisoner Scam. Many of these old scams have evolved and changed over the years, but...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Feb 6, 2012 | Investment Scams, Scam of the day
Churning is the name for the practice by unscrupulous stockbrokers who make excessive trades of stocks on behalf of their clients not to maximize the profit of their clients, but to maximize their own fees for making the trades since the stockbroker gets paid every...
