by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Sep 11, 2012 | Scam of the day, Site Related
By now, most people are aware of the scam tactic referred to as “phishing,” by which you receive an email purportedly from a legitimate company or government agency that has all of the appearances of being a true and legitimate communication from the company or...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Sep 10, 2012 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Although many of us are very cognizant of protecting our computers from the slings and arrows of outrageous hackers and identity thieves many people do not take the same security precautions with our smart phone, tablets and other portable devices. Many people use...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Sep 9, 2012 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Young children have become prime targets of identity thieves because the law requires children to have Social Security numbers, yet they rarely are involved with credit. An identity thief who is able to obtain a child’s name and Social Security number can...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Sep 8, 2012 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Recently Theresa Brown was shocked to receive an e mail with a huge bill for her iTunes account. Like so many phishing scams, where you receive an email that appears entirely legitimate, the bill indicated that if she disputed the charge, she needed to click on a...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Sep 7, 2012 | Scam of the day, Site Related
This is one of the old reliable scams that seems to be making a reappearance recently. It starts when you receive either a telephone call, a text message or an email indicting that you have not reported for jury duty and that there is a serious penalty. In some...
