by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Apr 20, 2013 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Bluetooth technology has proven to be a boon to hands-free use of our smart phones. Often this technology is used to pair up the smart phone with a car’s technology system, such as the widely used Sync system in Ford vehicles. But just as this technology can...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Apr 19, 2013 | Scam of the day, Site Related
The deadline for the filing of your 2012 federal income tax return is only four days past, but the deadline for income tax identity theft never comes. Identity theft, by which identity thieves use your Social Security number and name to file a phony income tax return...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Apr 18, 2013 | Scam of the day, Site Related
I have previously warned you about the hitman scam on January 15, 2012 and January 29, 2013, but I am doing so again today because this scam, which is still unfamiliar to many, is making a comeback. Recently the FBI has been getting many complaints about incidents of...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Apr 17, 2013 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Many scams are merely updates of older scams. The Nigerian letter of today is actually just the most recent incarnation of a scam that was being done in the 1500s when it was referred to as the “Spanish Prisoner Scam.” Smartphones and other portable...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Apr 16, 2013 | Scam of the day, Site Related
The horrible events at yesterday’s Boston Marathon where two bombs were detonated, killing and maiming innocent people is bad enough, but now scammers will be taking advantage of the curiosity of people about the event to make them victims of identity theft. ...
