by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Oct 21, 2019 | Scam of the day
If you had a Yahoo account between January 1, 2012 and December 31, 2016 including a Yahoo email account, a Yahoo Fantasy Sports account, a Tumblr account or a Flickr account you are eligible for two years of free credit monitoring services or a cash payment of as...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Oct 20, 2019 | Scam of the day
Let’s start with the good news. Although many security experts still warn people to avoid public USB ports for charging your phone, such as commonly found at airports, the threat to the security of your phone by charging at one of these public charging stations...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Oct 19, 2019 | Scam of the day
According to the old proverb (are there any new proverbs?) the road to hell is paved with good intentions. The truth of this proverb has been proved recently by a number of scammers who are placing advertisements on your social media sites offering a wide variety of...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Oct 18, 2019 | Scam of the day
Sex workers in the Netherlands and their customers use the website Hooker.nl as an online forum. It was recently disclosed that the site had been hacked and personal information of 250,000 sex workers and their customers was stolen. While prostitution is legal in...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Oct 17, 2019 | Scam of the day
Tech support scams in which consumers are tricked by scammers into believing there is a problem with their computers that require the expensive services of the scammers is a major problem. Tech support scams are increasingly common and victimize consumers 60 years or...
