by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Feb 23, 2019 | Scam of the day
Recently someone hacked into the Twitter account of Bob Buckhorn, the mayor of Tampa, Florida and used his account to send out a series of offensive, racist, sexist and pornographic tweets that appeared to come from the mayor. The tweets went on for more than five...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Feb 22, 2019 | Scam of the day
Turbo Tax is a popular online tax preparation software program produced by Intuit that will allow you to prepare and file your income tax returns easily and efficiently online. As always, if something is popular with the public, it is popular with scammers who...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Feb 22, 2019 | Scam of the day
PayPal is a popular payment service used successfully by many people particularly when making purchases through eBay. However, because it is so popular with the public, it is also popular with scammers who over the years have created numerous PayPal based scams about...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Feb 20, 2019 | Scam of the day
When defects are discovered in automobiles, their manufacturers send out recall notices to affected car owners. These notices are important and should get your immediate attention because often the defects are serious safety defects that demand a quick response. ...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Feb 19, 2019 | Scam of the day
Identity theft is a serious crime that can result in financial harm and tremendous disruption of the lives of its victims. In 2007 the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) enacted regulations called the Red Flags Rule and the Card Issuers Rule that required banks, credit...
