by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Aug 13, 2025 | Scam of the day
Imposter scams where the scammers pose as a government employee, such as with the IRS or a company with which you do business such as your bank are unfortunately often very successful in stealing your money. They generally convince you that there is an emergency that...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jul 10, 2025 | Scam of the day
The Federal Trade Commission is warning people about a new scam in which pet owners are receiving calls or text messages purportedly from the local SPCA or another animal shelter telling them that their car or dog was hit by a car and that an immediate payment of $500...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jul 19, 2023 | Scam of the day
Scammers, in general have no empathy and a new scam being reported by the Federal Trade Commission is a good example of that fact. People who have very recently lost a family member are getting phone calls purporting to be from the funeral home handling the funeral...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Dec 22, 2020 | Scam of the day
Police in New Delhi, India recently arrested more than fifty people operating a criminal call center from which they would make calls around the world scamming people into paying money under various pretenses. According to the New Delhi police more than 4,500...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Feb 1, 2020 | Scam of the day
Last week the Senate Aging Committee released its annual report in which it indicated that fraudulent phone calls where scammers pose as Social Security Administration employees asking for personal information were the number one phone scam last year. Phony calls...
