by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Oct 16, 2019 | Scam of the day
The General Accountability Office (GAO) which issues unbiased and extremely important studies on behalf of the federal government recently issued its report about the efforts of the Department of Veterans Affairs to protect disabled veterans from being scammed. The...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Oct 15, 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. We are presently in an era of constant major data breaches so no matter how careful you are about protecting your personal information, you are...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Oct 14, 2019 | Scam of the day
October is Breast Cancer Awareness month and scammers are taking full advantage of the increased attention to this disease which is diagnosed in more than 200,000 women each year. Recently, I received a telephone call from a telemarketer seeking a contribution to a...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Oct 13, 2019 | Scam of the day
Criminal identity theft occurs when someone steals your identity and then commits crimes using your name and Social Security number. The problems encountered by someone whose identity has been stolen by a criminal who then commits crimes in the name of the identity...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Oct 13, 2019 | Scam of the day
Time and time again, the way in which major online attacks on government agencies, companies and all of us as individuals begin is through a spear phishing email. Phishing emails are emails that are sent to lure you into providing information or clicking on links in...
