by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Mar 28, 2026 | Scam of the day
In the Scam of the day for March 6, 2025 I told you that twenty-five Canadians were arrested and charged with operating the grandparent scam through a call center in Canada where they contacted elderly victims in 40 American states between 2021 and 2024 during which...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Feb 25, 2026 | Scam of the day
Scammers take photos of cars and then post them on social media indicating that the car has been stolen and that a thousand dollar reward is being offered for information about the whereabouts of the car. When people respond to the social media post with information...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Sep 9, 2024 | Scam of the day
A new scam targeting younger adults in particular is turning up on social media. It starts when the targeted victim is contacted through social media by the scammer who tells the targeted victim that the scammer saw a photograph of the targeted victim on social media...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Apr 27, 2024 | Scam of the day
For many people, working from home at a simple job that pays well is pretty attractive, which may explain why people are vulnerable to a scam offering to pay you to be a product tester for Amazon. Ads for Amazon product tester are found on social media such as...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Oct 3, 2023 | Scam of the day
I have been writing about various cryptocurrency scams since 2014 and they only appear to be getting worse. The most recent cryptocurrency scam involves an AI created deepfake video that is turning up on TikTok that appears to show Elon Musk being interviewed on Fox...
