by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Apr 14, 2021 | Scam of the day
A common theme in many scams, including phony lottery scams and the infamous grandparent scam, is that the scammers will require the victim to wire money or use gift cards rather than use a credit card or a check. Once money has been wired or gift card information...
by admin | Nov 10, 2018 | Uncategorized
A common theme in many scams, including phony lottery scams and the infamous grandparent scam, is that the scammers will require the victim to wire money rather than use a credit card or a check. Once money has been wired, it is all but impossible to trace or stop...
by admin | Oct 2, 2016 | Scam of the day, Site Related
I have been reporting to you about the grandparent scam for more than four years because people continue to fall for this scam losing thousands of dollars to scammers posing as an elderly victim’s grandchild. The scam starts with a late-night telephone call to...
by admin | Feb 21, 2016 | Scam of the day, Site Related
A common theme in many scams, including phony lottery scams and the infamous grandparent scam, is that the scammers will require the victim to wire money rather than use a credit card or a check. Once money has been wired, it is all but impossible to trace or stop...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Sep 8, 2013 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Scammers often tell their victims to wire the money that they lure their victims to part with because unlike a check, where payment can be stopped, once funds have been sent electronically by wire, there is little chance of recovering the money when the scam is...
