by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Feb 3, 2026 | Scam of the day
I am sure by now all of you are familiar with the grandparent scam where a grandparent receives a telephone call from someone purporting to be their grandchild who has gotten into some trouble, most commonly a traffic accident, legal trouble or medical problems in a...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Feb 5, 2019 | Scam of the day
Hawaii Island Police are warning the public about scam phone calls where the caller tells the intended victim of the scam that it is Fire Safety Month and that it is necessary for the caller to come to the home of the intended victim to inspect their smoke alarms. ...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jan 25, 2019 | Scam of the day
The Social Security Administration is again warning people about scammers calling on the phone under a variety of pretexts and asking for the Social Security numbers of the people they call. In the hands of an identity thief, it is very simple matter for a criminal...
by admin | Apr 24, 2018 | Scam of the day
Automated prerecorded robocalls which, for commercial purposes are always illegal, are the number one consumer complaint reported by the public to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and are used to perpetrate a wide variety of frauds at a cost of approximately 9.5...
by admin | Aug 7, 2017 | Scam of the day, Site Related
The Dish Network is a popular satellite television and Internet provider used by millions of people, which is why it is a good hook for scammers who are calling people purporting to be Dish Network technicians and telling their intended victims that their equipment is...
