by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jan 13, 2021 | Scam of the day
Publishers Clearing House, the sponsor of some of the most popular legitimate lotteries in the country no longer limits its contests to one or two a year, but has numerous lotteries each month. Recently there has been an increase in reports of scammers calling people...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jan 2, 2021 | Scam of the day
In the wake of the Coronavirus pandemic, reports are resurfacing of increased instances of the car wrap scam which has been around for a few years. Recently, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a warning about scammers posing as employees of Marlboro or Purell...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Dec 29, 2020 | Scam of the day
The massive 900 billion dollar Coronavirus relief and government spending bill was finally signed into law after much furor. The new law provides for payments of $600 to eligible people. In a future Scam of the day, I will go into the details of how the amount sent...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Dec 17, 2020 | Scam of the day
With confirmed deaths in the United States at more than 300,000 and with the actual number probably even higher, it was a welcome development when the first three million doses of the Pfizer Coronavirus vaccine were shipped out on December 13th. However, as welcome...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Dec 13, 2020 | Scam of the day
The holiday season is a time when many people give to charities. In particular, you will most likely be contacted by numerous people soliciting charitable contributions on behalf of organizations purporting to support the brave men and women who make up our police...
