by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Feb 23, 2013 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Recently, Angeline Austin was convicted of identity theft in Alabama and sentenced to 65 months in prison. Ms. Austin had worked in the Troy Regional Medical Center records office where she stole personal information including names, Social Security numbers and dates...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Feb 21, 2013 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Anyone who has ever applied for a student loan for college expenses is familiar with FAFSA, the Free Application for Student Aid, which is operated by the United States Department of Education. The office of Federal Student Aid is the largest issuer of financial aid...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Feb 21, 2013 | Scam of the day, Site Related
As I have been reporting to you, there have been a recent wave of serious hacking into companies such as Facebook and now Apple, that were long thought to be secure and safe from cyberattacks and these two companies are only two of the hundreds that have been...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Feb 19, 2013 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Again, today’s Scam of the Day comes directly from my own email box and it may seem familiar, as I am sure that many of you have received a similar or, perhaps even, identical email. It appears to come from a friend of yours, but, in fact, what has occurred is...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Feb 19, 2013 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Hackers and identity thieves exploit vulnerabilities in the software that we all use to access our computers, steal our information and make us victims of identity theft. Fortunately, the computer software companies and security software companies are always just as...