by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Oct 16, 2012 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Telephone scams are nothing new. The grandparent scam, which occurs when a grandparent gets a phone call from a scammer posing as a grandchild and pleading for money because they have gotten into trouble in another country still is an effective scam despite years of...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Sep 13, 2012 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Recently Carmelo Provenzano and Daniel Dragan pleaded guilty to crimes related to operating a Ponzi scheme through which they scammed investors out of millions of dollars. They lured their victims into investing in two phony hedge funds “Caxton Capital Management”...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Aug 17, 2012 | Scam of the day, Site Related
The famous Publishers Clearing House will be awarding its annual prize soon and scammers are taking advantage of this fact by telephoning people to tell them that they have won a huge prize, but they have to purchase a prepaid gift card or prepaid credit card and...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Aug 6, 2012 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Many of you may be familiar with the scam of “cramming” where unauthorized charges are added to your phone bill. Often due to phone bills being so lengthy and confusing, people may not spot small recurring bills for services that they do not recognize and...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jul 27, 2012 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Another type of scam that will be prevalent during the Olympics will be found on your Facebook page and other social media that you use. You may find a message with a link to a rare video of something spectacular or intriguing that just went on at the Olympics. Best...
