by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Aug 6, 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...
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...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jul 28, 2020 | Scam of the day
Often I will remind you about particular types of scams I have described previously because they continue to victimize many people. Today’s Scam of the day involves a scam that commonly is used by scammers in regard to Craigslist ads as well as in many other...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Oct 4, 2019 | 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. Another example of the overpayment scam occurred recently when a British Columbia wedding photographer was scammed out of $4,600 through this...
by admin | Jun 19, 2018 | Scam of the day
Reports are resurfacing of increased instances of the car wrap scam which has been around for a few years. We have all seen car wraps, which are advertisements for a company wrapped around a car. For someone looking for some money in return for very little effort,...