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The Grandparent Scam Returns, Worse Than Before
April 26, 2025

The so-called “grandparent scam” (aka “family emergency scam”) is experiencing a revival, with a new and more sinister twist. This time around, fraudsters are using voice cloning technology that makes the scam even more difficult to detect. Seniors tend to…

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Update on MV Realty Scam
February 18, 2025

This post brings you up-to-date on recent developments regarding the MV Realty scam. Attorney Joseph Karp alerted the Florida Attorney General to the scam when he discovered that an elderly client had signed what he considered to be an unconscionable…

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Protect Yourself From Tech Support Scams
January 28, 2025

If you use the internet – and if you are reading this, clearly you do – chances are you have been the target of a tech support scam at some point. It goes like this: You get a call, email,…

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Joseph Karp Talks About Lawsuit and New Law Protecting Florida Homeowners
September 28, 2023

Attorney Joseph Karp was a driving force behind getting The Florida Attorney General to protect homeowners from the predatory practices of MV Realty PBC, LLC. He alerted the Attorney General when he learned his client had fallen victim to the…

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Fraudsters Trying to Cash in On CARES Stimulus Program
March 29, 2020

Here is what you need to do to get that stimulus check: nothing. But that isn’t preventing fraudsters from trying to convince you otherwise so that they can line their own pockets. Under the coronavirus relief package, every American with a…

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