by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Mar 21, 2021 | Scam of the day
Many people are eagerly awaiting their next round of Coronavirus related stimulus payments as provided for in the recently passed American Rescue Plan. Of course, scammers are taking advantage of this and have recently been sending out phishing emails that appear to...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Mar 16, 2021 | Scam of the day
The latest round of stimulus payments of as much as $1,400 to many Americans are a part of the recently passed American Rescue Plan. However scammers, not wanting to wait until the last minute started sending email scams related to the American Rescue Plan even...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jan 11, 2021 | Scam of the day
Last May I told you that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) had issued an alert informing people that some nursing homes and assisted living facilities around the country had been requiring their residents who are on Medicaid to turn over their CARES Act stimulus...
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 16, 2020 | Scam of the day
Earlier this year Congress passed the CARES Act which provided $1,200 payments to millions of Americans who suffered financially due to the Coronavirus pandemic, however as the pandemic drags on many people are still suffering financially and in need of further...