by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jul 12, 2012 | Scam of the day, Site Related
We all know to be careful when getting loans from online lenders who may be scammers. One of the telltale signs that the lender may be a scammer is that they require advance fees before they lend the money. Additionally, you may respond to a lender because you see...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Apr 27, 2012 | Scam of the day, Site Related
The Securities and Exchange Commission has just issued a warning to investors about scammers who are purporting to sell shares in companies such as Facebook and Twitter in advance of the Initial Public Offerings of the stock of these companies. As with many scams,...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Mar 22, 2012 | Scam of the day, Site Related
A new scam currently turning up involves people receiving a telephone call from someone purporting to be from Microsoft and that there is a dangerous computer virus infecting the Windows operating system on the person’s computer. The caller then asks the person...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Mar 21, 2012 | Scam of the day, Site Related
This is another tried and true scam that keeps cropping up. Recently there were reports of phony apartment listings on Craigslist for New York City apartments and a California youth soccer team that was scammed when it thought it was renting a house in Palm Springs...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Mar 12, 2012 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Almost every day brings a new Facebook scam and with good reason. They work. The latest involves a post from a “friend” that says that it provides a link to a video of a horrific roller coaster accident that in various posts has occurred in either...
