by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Oct 25, 2022 | Scam of the day
The Boston Police Department recently issued a warning about a virtual kidnapping scam after at least three sets of parents whose children are enrolled in the Boston Public Schools received phone calls telling them that their children had been kidnapped and that they...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Sep 26, 2022 | Scam of the day
Recently in Providence, Rhode Island a man was scammed out of $2,500 by scammers who called him falsely claiming that they were holding his wife hostage and would kill her unless he paid a ransom. There was no kidnapping, but he paid the ransom before he was able to...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Oct 27, 2019 | Scam of the day
The Palm Springs California Police Department warned the public this week about a phony kidnapping scam that has been occurring throughout the country. I have been warning you about phony kidnapping scams, also known as virtual kidnapping, for seven years. The scam...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jul 4, 2019 | Scam of the day
I have been warning you about phony kidnapping scams, also known as virtual kidnapping, for seven years, but recently the FBI has warned people about a new twist on this old scam. The scam starts with a telephone call informing the person answering the phone that a...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Mar 22, 2019 | Scam of the day
I have been warning you about phony kidnapping scams, also known as virtual kidnapping, for seven years, but recently there has been a resurgence of this particular scam around the country. The scam starts with a telephone call informing the person answering the...
