by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Sep 25, 2012 | Scam of the day, Site Related
With the opening of the Fall college semester many landlords in college towns across the country have been targeted by scammers around the world in a scam that is simple and effective. The “student” calls the prospective landlord in response to an...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Sep 12, 2012 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Later this Fall, Nigerian Emmanuel Ekhator will be going on trial in the Federal District Court for Pennsylvania on charges that he stole more than 32 million dollars from lawyers using a simple, but effective scam against law firms that should know better. The way...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jul 5, 2012 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Recently Jode Ventura of New Bedford, Massachusetts was lucky enought ot win $150,000 in a lottery conducted by Home Depot, a store where she frequently shopped. The contest was from their British office and said, “We are pleased to inform you that you are one...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Apr 22, 2012 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Many scams lure us in because they seem so close to legitimate business opportunities. It is true that companies pay people to advertise their logos in vinyl decals on individuals’ cars. The vinyl decal is called an auto wrap and there are companies that...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Mar 13, 2012 | Scam of the day, Site Related
According to a report released yesterday by the FBI, a number of law firms have been victimized by a scam in which the law firm receives an email from an overseas business seeking to hire the law firm to collect debts owed to the overseas company. A standard retainer...
