by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jan 31, 2019 | Scam of the day
Scams involving utility bills for electric, water or gas services have long been popular with scammers and with much of the country in the grip of cold weather, scammers are using robocalls posing as their targeted victims’ electric utility company threatening...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jan 31, 2019 | Scam of the day
One of the primary ways that identity thieves steal from your online accounts such as your online banking is by luring you with phishing emails or more targeted spear phishing emails to either click on links that download keystroke logging malware that will search...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jan 29, 2019 | Scam of the day
Ransomware is the name for malware that once installed on a computer, often unwittingly through clicking on links in spear phishing emails, encrypts and locks all of the victim’s data. The cybercriminal then threatens to destroy the data unless a bounty is...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jan 29, 2019 | Scam of the day
Millions of people still use AOL. One reason is that you get greater email privacy when compared to some other email carriers. Due to its popularity, scammers and identity thieves often send out phishing emails that appear to come from AOL, such as the one reproduced...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jan 27, 2019 | Scam of the day
In my December 28, 2018 Scam of the day, I told you about a Houston family that was terrified when they heard vulgar threats coming from the baby monitor they used to watch their four month old son. Their baby monitor had been hacked by someone attempting to scare...
