by Steven Weisman, Esq. | May 26, 2019 | Scam of the day
A few days ago the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Inspector General issued a warning about a new and rather complicated scam that is resulting in people being cheated out of thousands of dollars. It starts with the scammer starting a relationship...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | May 25, 2019 | Scam of the day
As we honor our veterans today on Memorial Day, it is important to remember that scammers take Memorial Day as just another opportunity to scam veterans and others. In the case of Memorial Day, you can expect to be solicited by scammers by phone (remember legitimate...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | May 24, 2019 | Scam of the day
Lottery scams are one of the most common types of scams. Scammers cheat people out of millions of dollars each year by tricking their victims into sending money to the scammers after being told that they have won a lottery, but are required to pay fees or taxes in...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | May 23, 2019 | Scam of the day
The city of Baltimore has recently been hit with a ransomware attack and after two weeks, still hasn’t decided yet whetehr or not to pay the demanded 13 Bitcoin ransom (approximately $102,000). Ransomware attacks have increased dramatically in 2019. Earlier...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | May 22, 2019 | Scam of the day
It was just about a year ago that I warned you about an FBI warning that described security vulnerabilities that can occur in your all-important routers. If your router is compromised, the security of all of your devices that use the router is in jeopardy. The FBI...
