by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jul 15, 2012 | Scam of the day, Site Related
One of the latest computer scams now going on involves the victim receiving a telephone call from a scammer posing as a representative of a well known computer company who informs the victim that the victim’s computer is infected with a dangerous virus and that...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jul 14, 2012 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Data breaches such as occurred this week with Yahoo, which shockingly did not even encrypt the data of its users often lead to even more scams through the use of the email addresses of the hacked individuals to send out phishing emails to unsuspecting victims who see...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jul 13, 2012 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Data breaches are a fact of modern digital life. This week hundreds of thousands of Yahoo users had their usernames and passwords stolen from one of their databases and just within the past month social network sites Formspring and LinkedIn had their databases hacked...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jul 12, 2012 | Scam of the day, Site Related
We all know to be careful when getting loans from online lenders who may be scammers. One of the telltale signs that the lender may be a scammer is that they require advance fees before they lend the money. Additionally, you may respond to a lender because you see...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jul 11, 2012 | Scam of the day, Site Related
A scam that is making its way around the country and scamming thousands of people involves scammers notifying their victims that the victims are eligible for a utility payment assistance program authorized by President Obama. The victims are told that all they need...
