by admin | Mar 8, 2016 | Scam of the day, Site Related
I first warned you about this scam three years ago, but I am doing so again because it is having a resurgence. This scam is the phony kidnapping scam. This scam starts with a telephone call informing the person answering the phone that his or her spouse or other...
by admin | Mar 7, 2016 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Here is another good example of a phishing email that is presently being circulated. It makes for compelling reading, but it is a scam. Phishing emails, by which scammers and identity thieves attempt to lure you into either clicking on links contained within the...
by admin | Mar 6, 2016 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Craigslist is a popular place to go for people looking for a home or apartment to rent. It is also a popular place for scammers to place phony ads to cheat unsuspecting victims. Recently, New York University’s School of Engineering did a study entitled...
by admin | Mar 5, 2016 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Becoming a victim of income tax identity theft is very distressing. Identity thieves file federal or state income tax returns in your name and using your Social Security number along with a counterfeit W-2 in order to claim a fraudulent refund. According to the IRS,...
by admin | Mar 4, 2016 | Scam of the day, Site Related
In a creative and unprecedented move for a federal agency, the Department of Defense announced this week that it is offering a “bug bounty” to vetted hackers who are able to identify vulnerabilities in its web pages and computer networks. The program is...
