by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jul 17, 2026 | Scam of the day
It is bad enough to be scammed, but to have to pay income taxes on money you have been scammed out of certainly adds insult to injury. Prior to 2017 if a scammer convinced you to take money out of your retirement accounts and send the funds to the scammer, you could...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jun 27, 2026 | Scam of the day
According to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) more scams in the United States are started on social media than on any other platform at a cost of 2 billion dollars in 2025 and that figure is undoubtedly low because many victims, often out of embarrassment, do not...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jun 19, 2026 | Scam of the day
For years I have told you about scammers posing as various popular celebrities in ads and on social media luring people into making payments for worthless products. Scammers also pose as celebrities on social media through which they contact fans of the impersonated...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Feb 23, 2026 | Scam of the day
I have been warning you about romance scams for many years. More recently I have been warning you about cryptocurrency scams since 2017. In the last few years a new scam combining the romance scam and cryptocurrency scams has surfaced. Romance scams generally follow...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Feb 10, 2026 | Scam of the day
Valentine’s Day is rapidly approaching. This is a very important day to many people including scammers and identity thieves who always manage to find an opportunity in whatever is current or popular to scam you out of your money. There are many...
