by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jun 19, 2013 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Many of you may be unfamiliar with the term “smishing” which is described in detail in my book “50 Ways to Protect Your Identity in a Digital Age,” however, you are probably familiar with the term “phishing” which describes the scam...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jun 18, 2013 | Scam of the day, Site Related
As I have told you previously, in February of 2012 through the joint efforts of 49 state attorneys general as well as federal authorities a 25 billion dollar settlement was reached with the country’s five largest mortgage servicers, namely Ally/GMAC, Bank of...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jun 17, 2013 | Scam of the day, Site Related
As I have warned you many times, hackers and identity thieves exploit vulnerabilities in the many software programs that we all use so it is very important when security patches for those vulnerabilities are released to install those patches as soon as possible. ...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jun 16, 2013 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Once again, I had to go no further than my own email box to find today’s “scam of the day.” In my email today was an email that purported to be from Ameriprise, the online brokerage and financial planning company. As you can see in the email which...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jun 15, 2013 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Many people become victims of identity theft when their smartphones are stolen and the thief is able to access personal information stored on the phone such as credit card numbers. Although many people are aware of the importance of having strong passwords and...
