by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jul 29, 2012 | Scam of the day, Site Related
As I have described in earlier “scams of the day,” Jamaica has become a hub for international lottery scams that have particularly targeted the elderly in America. The scams have been done by phone calls from Jamaica telling unwitting victims that they...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jul 28, 2012 | Scam of the day, Site Related
The IRS has just issued a warning about phony letters people are receiving that appear to be from the IRS demanding payment to settle bogus IRS tax liens. In the past, many of these scams have used email or texting which makes it easy to know that the communication...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jun 9, 2012 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Scammers have no scruples. They target whomever they think is vulnerable including the elderly. They also have been increasingly targeting the men and women of the military both active and retired. The most recent military scam involves and email that purports to...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | May 24, 2012 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Income tax season has hardly ended, but a whole new wave of income tax related scams have surfaced according to a recent warning from the IRS. People are being contacted in a variety of ways including emails, phone calls and faxes from people purporting to be IRS...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | May 20, 2012 | Scam of the day, Site Related
On May 8th’s “scam of the day” I warned you about the Jamaican lottery scam. For the past few years Jamaica has become a center for telemarketing scams, particularly phony lottery scams. As usual, you are told that you have won a lottery that you...
