by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Mar 11, 2019 | Scam of the day
The problem of financial abuse of seniors was highlighted again recently with the arrest in California of Charisma Denise Wells on charges related to illegally using the credit card of a 92 year old woman for whom Ms. Wells was serving as a temporary caretaker. Also...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Mar 10, 2019 | Scam of the day
Formjacking may be one of the most effective cybercriminal tactics that you have, most likely, never heard of. According to the security company Symantec, approximately 4,800 websites of small, medium and large businesses are targeted by this type of attack each...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Mar 9, 2019 | Scam of the day
Microsoft is one of the biggest and most profitable companies in the world with a market valuation of close to a trillion dollars so it might seem surprising to many people who are receiving phone calls telling them that Microsoft is going out of business and a judge...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Mar 8, 2019 | Scam of the day
Weight loss scams are among the most common scams and with good reason. Many people want to lose weight and most of the scam products promise to do that for you easily without diet or exercise. The unfortunate truth is that there is no magic formula for quick and easy...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Mar 8, 2019 | Scam of the day
Over the years I have written numerous times about the problems presented by robocalls and with good reason. Automated robocalls which, for commercial purposes are illegal, are the number one consumer complaint reported by the public to the Federal Trade Commission...
