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. | Jul 14, 2025 | Scam of the day
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a report about the prevalence of scams that are initiated through text messages and among the top five in the FTC’s list was car wrap scams. In a previous Scam of the day, I told you about Caitlin Driscoll of...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Feb 10, 2025 | Scam of the day
I have written many times over the last thirteen years about the mystery shopper scam because it continues to ensnare unwary victims. These scams continue to be effective and are increasing in number so it is important to remind you about them again. Mystery...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Sep 9, 2024 | Scam of the day
A new scam targeting younger adults in particular is turning up on social media. It starts when the targeted victim is contacted through social media by the scammer who tells the targeted victim that the scammer saw a photograph of the targeted victim on social media...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Aug 18, 2024 | Scam of the day
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a report about the prevalence of scams that are initiated through text messages and among the top five in the FTC’s list was car wrap scams. In a previous Scam of the day, I told you about Caitlin Driscoll of...
