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...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | May 6, 2023 | Scam of the day
I have written many times over the last ten 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 shoppers are...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jan 3, 2023 | Scam of the day
Recently Jared Wilkes Post was sentenced in the Alaska Federal Court to prison for defrauding banks and people of more than $100,000 through a sophisticated check kiting scam. For four years Post contact people on social media and convinced them to share their bank...
