by Steven Weisman, Esq. | May 15, 2013 | Scam of the day, Site Related
In my book “50 Ways to Protect Your Identity in a Digital Age” and in a number of Scamicide “scams of the day” I have warned you about the dangers of medical identity theft which was again in the news recently with the indictment of an Ohio man...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | May 14, 2013 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Everyone uses email which is why emails from identity thieves posing as your email provider are a constant threat. Below is a copy of an email that I recently received from an identity thief. DO NOT CLICK ON ANY OF THE LINKS. This phony email follows a familiar...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | May 14, 2013 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Recently the New Jersey Attorney General announced charges of theft by deception and conspiracy against two men who claimed to be firefighters who were working at a firehouse close to the World Trade Center Towers on 9/11 when they were hit by the terrorist flown...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | May 13, 2013 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Unfortunately, it is not very often that I get an opportunity to tell victims of a scam that they can get some of their money back, but today is one of those happy exceptions. In 2009 the Federal Trade Commission first took action against a number of phony websites...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | May 12, 2013 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Everyone texts including scammers and identity thieves. A recent text message scam that has resurfaced involves a text message from “Credit Card Services Alert” and it informs you that your debit card has been deactivated. The text message provides you...
