by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jun 14, 2022 | Scam of the day
In December, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) reported that in the first nine months of 2021, consumers lost 148 million dollars to scams in which gift cards were used as the payment method. This amount was more than in all of 2020. Another troubling statistic...
by admin | Aug 21, 2015 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Visa and Target have come to an agreement by which Target will pay 67 million dollars to settle claims brought by Visa card issuers for losses suffered as a result of the massive data breach at Target in 2013 that affected more than 40 million customers. Unlike a...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Aug 23, 2012 | Scam of the day, Site Related
The coin of the realm of scammers for many years has been money wired by Western Union or other such services because once the funds have been wired, it is almost impossible to retrieve when the victim learns he or she has been scammed. Now, however, many scammers...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jul 2, 2012 | Scam of the day, Site Related
The Missouri Attorney General is warning people about phony text messages that people are receiving on their smartphones saying that the person receiving the text has just won a free Walmart or Costco gift card. However, when people click on the link they receive no...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Mar 6, 2012 | Scam of the day, Site Related
This is the most recent variation of a familiar scam in which you receive an email or a text message telling you that you are lucky enough to have just won a $1,000 Walmart gift card. I have received this very scam just yesterday with many other people receiving...
