by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Mar 18, 2026 | Scam of the day
Recently the Maui Police Department issued a warning about a scam that I have been warning you about for years. It involves scammers targeting people who have already been the victim of scams posing as either investigators, government agencies or law firms telling...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Mar 2, 2026 | Scam of the day
Some of you may know that in addition to Scamicide, I also write columns for Forbes and the Saturday Evening Post about white collar crime, scams and identity theft. Check out my latest column for Forbes in which I describe the tremendous and highly unregulated...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Nov 1, 2025 | Scam of the day
Many people are receiving letters, phone calls and even visits from people representing that they are with the United States Census Bureau taking a survey known as the American Community Survey. While it is true that the official United States Census is only done...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Oct 2, 2025 | Scam of the day
As always scammers are opportunists taking advantage of whatever is in the news, particularly if the news creates some sense of emergency and the present government shutdown fits the bill. Scammers are contacting targeted victims by emails, text messages and phone...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Sep 13, 2025 | Scam of the day
Federal Prosecutors in New York along with the SEC have brought both civil and criminal charges against Paul Regan accusing him of masterminding a massive Ponzi scheme in which he is alleged to have swindled 330 investors out of more than 63 million dollars. Regan...
