by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jul 31, 2026 | Scam of the day
A report from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) indicates a 1,000% increase in money lost to scammers through Bitcoin ATMs in the last three years with consumers reporting losses of around $333 million between January and November of 2025. Bitcoin and other...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jul 30, 2026 | Scam of the day
Years ago there was a famous movie entitled “The Postman Always Rings Twice.” However, today it is not your postal carrier contacting you twice, it often is the person that scammed you or someone who got your name from a scammer. The Federal Trade...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jul 6, 2026 | Scam of the day
Phishing emails are perhaps the most common way people are scammed or become victims of identity theft. Phishing emails appear to come from a legitimate company with which you may do business and lure you into clicking on malware infected links or provide personal...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jun 11, 2026 | Scam of the day
DocuSign is a company that provides technology for the transmission of contracts and other documents with features for electronic signatures and is used by many businesses. There has been an increasing number of scams in which phony DocuSign messages are being used...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | May 5, 2026 | Scam of the day
Recently, bakery owner Susan Limb of Maryland was disturbed when she received what appeared to be a call from her bank informing her that multiple fraudulent withdrawals had been made from her business account and that immediate action needed to be taken in order to...
