by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Aug 26, 2012 | Scam of the day, Site Related
For many years, Apple product owners felt somewhat secure that they were less apt to be the target of computer scams than owners of PCs where most scammers and identity thieves had been focusing their attention. However, as exemplified by a new scam designed to...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Aug 25, 2012 | Scam of the day, Site Related
The latest scam involving Medicare going on around the country at this time involves the victim receiving a telephone call from someone purporting to be a representative of Medicare notifying the victim that new Medicare cards are being issued and that in order to...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Aug 24, 2012 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Today’s “scam of the day” is similar to warnings I have provided numerous times in the past. Whenever there is a real or imagined intriguing newsworthy story, particularly about celebrities or natural disasters, people are drawn to the latest videos...
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. | Aug 22, 2012 | Scam of the day, Site Related
For years, we have hypothesized that older people were more susceptible to being scammed because they were more trusting, however recently, researchers at the University of Iowa believe they have found a physiological reason for the increased vulnerability of seniors...
