by Dennis Beaver | fraud, scam
July 30, 2021 • By Dennis Beaver My paralegal Anne buzzed me: “Dennis, you have readers from Palm Springs on the line, 90-year-old mom and her 55-year-old son. He is trying to prevent her from sending money to scammers using a gift card.” That call could not have...
by Dennis Beaver | fraud, technology, victim rights
February 13, 2021 • By Dennis Beaver Hardly a day goes by without a story of a major data breach on a business, government agency or individual. And, like seeing reruns of the same old television series over and over again, I think that most of us grow tired of being...
by Dennis Beaver | fraud, scam
March 22, 2019 • By Dennis Beaver At one time or another we have all wondered if the person we are speaking with is on the level. Some of us are good at spotting fakes and cons, while others get scammed repeatedly–financially, emotionally, in life and love. Why?...
by Dennis Beaver | fraud, real estate, scam
January 11, 2019 • By Dennis Beaver Last week we looked at a major fraud that carried out by crooked Canadians and Americans residing in Mexico who are ripping off North American owners of Mexican timeshares who want out of their contracts. For anyone who owns a...
by Dennis Beaver | fraud, real estate, scam
January 4, 2019 • By Dennis Beaver Part One Have you purchased a Mexican timeshare and are itching to get it off your hands? While you may have kicked yourself for buying it in the first place, as you will see, today you are at great risk of being conned out of...
by Dennis Beaver | consumer, contracts, fraud
November 9, 2018 • By Dennis Beaver If you are moving across town or to another state, today’s story will help to prevent becoming the victim of “Mover Fraud.” Never heard of “Mover Fraud?” Neither had readers Megan and Zack who spent one recent Friday, “In what...
