by admin | Oct 11, 2018 | Scam of the day
I have been warning you about phony kidnapping scams, also known as virtual kidnapping, for six years, but recently there has been a resurgence of this particular scam around the country. Recently the Chicopee, Massachusetts police department issued a warning on its...
by admin | Oct 10, 2018 | Scam of the day
Microsoft tech support scams continue to be a major problem with instances of the fraud being reported to Microsoft increasing by 24% last year. On average, victims were scammed out of between $200 and $400. I have been reporting to you about tech support scams...
by admin | Oct 9, 2018 | Scam of the day
Vishing, which is socially engineered phishing done by phone rather than through an email is getting more and more sophisticated. There is a reason that scammers are often referred to as scam artists. Many scam artists are incredibly adept at psychology and armed with...
by admin | Oct 8, 2018 | Scam of the day
Many people were upset this past weekend when they received a Facebook post from friends saying their account had been hacked and not to accept friend requests by them. Many people cut and pasted the message and sent it out to all of their friends as the post asked...
by admin | Oct 7, 2018 | Scam of the day
Investment adviser Melvin Leonard Wimmer Jr. of South Carolina has been convicted of securities fraud resulting in three million dollars of losses to his clients many of whom were elderly. On behalf of his clients he invested primarily in high risk securities and...
