by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Mar 8, 2023 | Scam of the day
Every year the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) releases its list of the biggest scams of the year. 2022 was a banner year for scammers with victims reporting losing 8.8 billion dollars to scams which is a whopping 2.6 billion dollars more than in 2021 and the true...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Feb 11, 2023 | Scam of the day
Two days ago, Alrick Anthony Gardner was indicted on charges alleging he operated a sweepstakes scam that stole millions of dollars from unsuspecting elderly victims. According to the U.S. Attorney for Connecticut, Gardner and others working with him called their...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jan 14, 2023 | Scam of the day
We now know that after weeks of no winners, some lucky person in Maine won the massive 1.35 billion dollar jackpot prize. You would think that now that there has been a winner declared, scams relating to this lottery drawing would cease, but that is definitely not...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Dec 4, 2022 | Scam of the day
The FIFA World Cup tournament is in full swing in Qatar. This is the most popular sporting event in the world. With an estimated half of the world’s population eagerly watching the FIFA World Cup tournament it should come as no surprise that this event has...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Oct 6, 2022 | Scam of the day
I have been writing about scams related to Mavis Wanczyk for five years. Many of you may not remember the name of Mavis Wanczyk, but she was the lucky winner of a 758 million dollar Powerball drawing in 2017. Not long after she claimed her prize, a scam started...
