by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Feb 5, 2025 | Scam of the day
With the return of cold weather throughout much of the United States there has been a dramatic increase in telephone scams involving scammers posing as utility company customer service representatives demanding payments and threatening to turn off electrical power if...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Dec 13, 2024 | Scam of the day
The popular weight loss Ozempic is in low supply and high demand even at a cost of almost $1,000 per month if it is not covered by insurance. As a result scammers are using social media, phishing emails and phony online pharmacy websites to sell worthless phony...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Dec 11, 2023 | Scam of the day
Many people take Winter vacations during the holiday season. Renting vacation homes rather than going to hotels has been increasingly popular in recent years. There are many excellent websites such as VRBO and Homeaway that offer wonderful vacation homes. Many...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jan 2, 2023 | Scam of the day
Facebook Marketplace is a free service on Facebook where millions of people buy and sell all manner of goods Often people can get some tremendous bargains and sellers can get an easy, low cost way to sell things. Around this time of year, we often see an increase in...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jan 11, 2022 | Scam of the day
With the return of cold weather throughout much of the United States there has been a dramatic increase in telephone scams involving scammers posing as utility company customer service representatives demanding payments and threatening to turn off electrical power if...
