by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jul 21, 2013 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Today, as I regularly do, I am advising you of the latest security patches just released by Cisco. These patches are extremely important as they will correct serious vulnerabilities in Cisco software that if left uncorrected could lead to identity theft. These...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jul 20, 2013 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Recently Charlton Escarmant of Miami, Florida was convicted of fraud and identity theft charges and sentenced to prison for a term of at least seven years. Escarmant stole names and Social Security numbers of more than 3,200 people from the Tallahassee Community...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jul 19, 2013 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Over a year ago in an earlier Scam of the Day I told you about a settlement that was reached between the Federal Trade Commission and Skechers, a shoe manufacturer that claimed its fitness shoes could help people lose weight as well as strengthen and tone their...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jul 18, 2013 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Like many of the scams I write about, today’s Scam of the Day comes from my own email. Today I received an email, a copy of which is reproduced below. In the email I am promised a gift of more than a million pounds being generously promised to me by a couple...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jul 17, 2013 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Fidelia Negenebor was indicted last week by a federal grand jury in California on nine counts of fraud and identity theft involving a multimillion dollar tax identity theft scam in which he is alleged to have stolen the identities of more than 300 victims and received...
