by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Dec 12, 2018 | Scam of the day, Uncategorized
Pets, particularly puppies are a popular holiday gift. People buy dogs or other pets online and although they think they are taking proper precautions, they often end up getting nothing in return for the money that they wire to the scammer who may have a website or...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Dec 10, 2018 | Scam of the day, Uncategorized
Everyone loves coupons and like many things in our lives, coupons which used to be found commonly in newspapers and magazines have migrated online. During the holiday shopping season online coupons scams are particularly common. Although the coupons appear everywhere,...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Dec 9, 2018 | Scam of the day, Uncategorized
Last week the hotel chain Marriott announced that it had suffered a major data breach involving its Starwood guest reservation database. Starwood is a group of hotels bought by Mariott in 2016 and includes such well known hotel chains as the St. Regis, Westin,...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Dec 8, 2018 | Scam of the day, Uncategorized
For a couple of years, people have been receiving extortion emails in which the intended victim is told that his or her computer and web cam have been hacked and that they have video of you watching porn online. They threaten to send the videos to people on your...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Dec 7, 2018 | Scam of the day, Uncategorized
In the days leading up to Christmas, I will be covering what I refer to as the 12 Scams of Christmas. Today’s scam relates to one of the little discussed dangers in online shopping. We all know to avoid sketchy websites that may be infected with malware that can...
