by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jan 25, 2022 | Scam of the day
Phony advertisements for non-existent jobs that lure people into either giving the scammer money or personal information that can be used for purposes of identity theft have been a common scam for many years, but particularly during the pandemic this scam has gotten...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | May 25, 2021 | Scam of the day
Phony advertisements for non-existent jobs that lure people into either giving the scammer money or personal information that can be used for purposes of identity theft have been a common scam for many years, but particularly during the pandemic this scam has gotten...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Aug 22, 2020 | Scam of the day
As I have written many times since the start of the Coronavirus pandemic, scammers are quite adept at exploiting the pandemic to operate a wide variety of scams. With many people working remotely and many others being furloughed or losing their jobs, scammers have...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jan 27, 2020 | Scam of the day
Anything that is currently in the news or popular with the public is fodder for scam artists, the only criminals we refer to as artists. As I mentioned in the January 22, 2020 Scam of the day, the United States Census Bureau is conducting a national census as it is...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Aug 27, 2019 | Scam of the day
LinkedIn is a popular social media website used by business professionals to network with other professionals. According to LinkedIn, it has more than 645 million users. LinkedIn is used by these people to get ideas, explore opportunities and even to list job...