by admin | Aug 31, 2018 | Scam of the day
Last April I reported to you when George Garofano pleaded guilty to computer fraud related to the hacking of 250 iCloud accounts including those of many celebrities, among them Jennifer Lawrence and Kirsten Dunst. Garofano becomes the fourth person to plead guilty to...
by admin | Aug 30, 2018 | Scam of the day
I first warned you about this particular scam in June of 2017, but it has recently resurfaced in many places around the country including North Carolina, Louisiana and Nebraska in great numbers although the threat is present in every state. Local church members are...
by admin | Aug 29, 2018 | Scam of the day
Child identity theft has grown as a problem in recent years. According to Javelin Strategy and Research, a million American children became victims of identity theft last year at a cost of 2.6 billion dollars in total losses to the families. Children have become a...
by admin | Aug 28, 2018 | Scam of the day
Income tax identity theft through which identity thieves using the Social Security numbers of their victims file phony income tax returns and claim refunds continue to be a major problem for both the IRS and victims who experience long delays in getting their...
by admin | Aug 27, 2018 | Scam of the day
We all generally know to avoid sketchy websites that may be infected with malware that can lead to serious problems if you unwittingly download the malware such as ransomware, keystroke logging malware that can lead to identity theft or other types of malware....