by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jun 2, 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 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...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Nov 11, 2012 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Wiring money is a part of many scams because scammers know that it is both quick and difficult to trace. In addition, wired money is the equivalent of cash. In fact, any time that you are asked as a part of any financial transaction to wire funds, you should...
