by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jun 14, 2025 | Scam of the day
According to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) more scams in the United States are started on social media than on any other platform at a cost of 1.9 billion dollars in 2024 and that figure is probably low because many victims, often out of embarrassment, do not...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Apr 23, 2025 | Scam of the day
Gold is becoming an increasingly popular investment with concerns that the stock market is too volatile in response to the recently instituted tariffs. In times of political turmoil, such as we are experiencing at this time, gold becomes more attractive to investors....
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Nov 30, 2024 | Scam of the day
I have been warning you about romance scams for many years. More recently I have been warning you for the last few years about the myriad of scams involving cryptocurrencies. In the last few years a new scam combining the romance scam and cryptocurrency scams...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Oct 1, 2024 | Scam of the day
According to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) more scams are started on social media than on any other platform at a cost for the last two years of 2.7 billion dollars and that figure is probably low because many victims, often out of embarrassment, do not report...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jun 19, 2024 | Scam of the day
Affinity fraud is the name for the type of fraud where people put undeserved trust in someone offering an investment opportunity because that person is “someone like me.” Affinity fraud works because people trust other people who may share a common bond,...
