by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Feb 5, 2026 | Scam of the day
I have been warning you about scams related to Social Security benefits for many years. In one Social Security related scam, the scammers call their targeted victim on the phone posing as employees of the Social Security Administration and tell their intended victims...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Nov 26, 2025 | Scam of the day
The Social Security Administration has issued a warning about an imposter scam presently circulating in which scammers receive an email with the subject line of “Alert: Social Security Account Issues Detected” with an attachment such as the one appearing...
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 20, 2025 | Scam of the day
Imposter scams have long been among the most lucrative for scammers. While there are many variations of this scam, the most common variations have involved scammers emailing their victims posing as a popular company with which we all do business or calling their...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Mar 19, 2025 | Scam of the day
Imposter scams have long been among the most lucrative for scammers. While there are many variations of this scam, the most common variations have involved scammers emailing their victims posing as a popular company with which we all do business or calling their...