by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Mar 20, 2023 | Scam of the day
Recently the Knoxville Tennessee Police Department issued a warning about an increase in phone scams in which the caller poses as a law enforcement officer who tells the targeted victim of the scam that there is a warrant for his arrest, but that if they immediately...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Mar 3, 2023 | Scam of the day
The New London, Connecticut Police Department recently issued a warning about a virtual kidnapping scam after an increase in incidents of this crime, however, it should be noted that this is not a crime limited to Connecticut, but is increasing nationwide according to...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Feb 21, 2023 | 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. | Feb 11, 2023 | Scam of the day
Two days ago, Alrick Anthony Gardner was indicted on charges alleging he operated a sweepstakes scam that stole millions of dollars from unsuspecting elderly victims. According to the U.S. Attorney for Connecticut, Gardner and others working with him called their...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Feb 9, 2023 | Scam of the day
Recently, a man in Australia was scammed out of $22,000 through a sophisticated text message scam. It started with a text message that appeared to be an alert from his bank informing him that someone had just tried to setup a payment from his account to a new payee. ...
