by admin | Mar 20, 2016 | Scam of the day, Site Related
The emergency email scam continues to snare unwary victims despite much discussion of this particular scam in the news. It starts when you get an email describing a dire emergency that a friend or relative has encountered, generally in a foreign country, that...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Dec 10, 2013 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Over the past couple of years I have written more than eight times about variations of what has come to be known as the Grandparent scam although this scam is not limited to grandparents. The scam starts with a phone call or email from a grandchild, other relative or...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Mar 5, 2012 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Scammers exploit every opportunity and the upcoming college Spring Break vacation period is a tremendous opportunity to scam students and their parents. Similar to the Grandparent scam which I have described in an earlier Scam of the Day, it often involves the...
