by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Sep 11, 2019 | Scam of the day
It was just a few days ago that I last warned you about romance scams, however, they are worth discussing again because of a recent arrest. A few days ago Rubbin Sarpong of New Jersey was charged with scamming more than thirty women out of more than two million...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Sep 7, 2019 | Scam of the day
I have warned you many times over the years about romance scams, but they continue to be used by scammers to steal money from lonely people. Last week an Ohio woman reported being scammed out of more than $50,000 through a romance scam that began on Match.com. ...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Aug 23, 2019 | Scam of the day
Two days ago 80 people, mostly Nigerian nationals were charged in a 252 count indictment. According to the indictment, the defendants operated a variety of online scams most notably business email compromise scams and romance scams as well as a number of scams...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jun 11, 2019 | Scam of the day
Looking for love and romance are basic human drives and scammers take advantage of this with numerous romance scams. According to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in 2015 8,500 romance scams were reported to the FTC. Last year that number rose to 21,000 and that...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | May 2, 2019 | Scam of the day
A sad story comes from the UK where a vulnerable woman still grieving over the deaths of her mother and her fiance was scammed out of hundreds of thousands of pounds by a scammer posing as Fast & Furious actor Jason Statham. The scam victim was contacted through...
