by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Apr 26, 2026 | Scam of the day
Scammers are big fans of gift cards because they are easy to purchase, easy to send to the scammer and impossible to trace to the scammer. It is not even necessary for the scammer to be in possession of the actual gift card to use it. Sending the gift card numbers...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Oct 4, 2025 | Scam of the day
Scammers are big fans of gift cards because they are easy to purchase, easy to send to the scammer and impossible to trace to the scammer. According to the FTC, consumers lost 217 million dollars to gift card scams in 2024. It is not even necessary for the scammer...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jul 28, 2025 | Scam of the day
In yesterday’s Scam of the Day I told you about a lawsuit filed against Target by four victims of the impersonator scam where scammers posed as government agents such as IRS agents and convinced their victims to purchase Target gift cards to send to them to...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jul 27, 2025 | Scam of the day
Scammers are big fans of gift cards because they are easy to purchase, easy to send to the scammer and impossible to trace to the scammer. It is not even necessary for the scammer to be in possession of the actual gift card to use it. Sending the gift card numbers...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Apr 20, 2025 | Scam of the day
Scammers are big fans of gift cards because they are easy to purchase, easy to send to the scammer and impossible to trace to the scammer. According to the FTC, consumers lost 228 million dollars to gift card scams last year. It is not even necessary for the scammer...
