Topic
Scams
182 published works
Future Lawyer
So Many Scams – So Little Time To Prepare.
By rickgeorges
I am always counseling readers to use two factor authentication to protect themselves from hackers hijacking their website profiles. I see a lot of hacked Facebook accounts because the user…
Global Regulation Tomorrow
PSR – Annual plan and budget
On 29 March 2022, the Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) published its annual plan for 2022/23. Key projects for the PSR in 2022/23 include: Account-to-account retail payments and card fees –…
Wisconsin Trial Lawyers Blog
Avoiding Social Security Scams in Wisconsin
By GRGB Lawyers
By: Attorney Ray Dall’Osto Scams are growing more and more sophisticated with each passing year. Avoiding scams can be difficult, due to both how common they are and how convincing…
Health Law Prof Blog
Our Fraud Problem
James Toomey (Harvard University), Our Fraud Problem (2021):We think of frauds and scams as primarily a problem for older adults. In the past few years, states and the federal government…
Global Regulation Tomorrow
FCA speech – Drivers of change in the financial services industry and how we are responding
On 2 November 2021, the FCA published a speech by its Chief Data, Information and Intelligence Officer, Jessica Rusu, which was delivered at the CDO Exchange for Financial Services. In…
Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
Privacy Tip #304 – Scammers Impersonating IRS Employees with Economic Impact Payment Scheme
This week, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a Scam Alert to consumers notifying them that scammers are impersonating employees of the IRS promising a third Economic Impact Payment if…
Elder Law Prof Blog
FTC Report to Congressional Committees On Protecting Older Adults 2020-2021
By rmorgan
Friday I wrote a post on the FTC resources on COVID Scams, and now I wanted to be sure you saw their recent report to Congress, ProtectingOlder Consumers 2020–2021. Here…
Elder Law Prof Blog
New Brief on COVID Scams
By rmorgan
The Adult Protective Services Technical Assistance Resource Center (APS-TARC) released a new brief, COVID-19 Fraud and Scams: What APS Needs to Know. Noting the pandemic causes greater use of technology,…
China Law Blog
How to Avoid China Factory Scams
By Dan Harris
Yesterday, in China Factory Scams, Steve Dickinson, our lead China manufacturing lawyer, wrote on how there has recently been an increase in China factory scams due largely to China’s declining…
Berk Law Group Blog
Kent Berk to Present at Arizona Fiduciary Association Fall Workshop
By Kent Berk
Scottsdale, Arizona probate and elder law attorney Kent S. Berk will present a seminar at the 2021 Arizona Fiduciaries Association Fall Workshop. Kent will co-present Scams & Exploitation of Elderly/Vulnerable Persons…