by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Mar 9, 2026 | Scam of the day
Although it is just the beginning of March many people, particularly college students are now looking for Summer jobs and scammers are taking advantage of this situation. Merely because a company posting an online job advertisement may be one that you are familiar...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jul 23, 2025 | Scam of the day
The overpayment scam is the basis for many scams including phony mystery shopper scams about which I have written many times. An example of the overpayment scam occurred when a British Columbia wedding photographer was scammed out of $4,600 through this scam. The...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Apr 13, 2022 | Scam of the day
Recently Caitlin Driscoll of Pennsylvania received a text message offering her $400 a week to wrap her car with a decal for Cadbury the candy maker. It was a scam, but because Ms. Driscoll works for the Better Business Bureau she recognized it as a scam immediately. ...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jan 18, 2022 | Scam of the day
Counterfeit check scams take many different forms, but their most common form is where you are provided a check, under a wide variety of pretenses, for more than you would be paid and asked to wire the difference back to the person giving you the check. The check is...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jun 14, 2021 | Scam of the day
Reports have been resurfacing since the beginning of the year of increased instances of the car wrap scam which has been around for a few years. Earlier this year, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a warning about scammers posing as employees of Marlboro or...
