by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Feb 29, 2020 | Scam of the day
The week of March 1-7th has been designated by the federal government as National Consumer Protection Week. During this week people are encouraged to learn more about how to protect themselves from fraud, scams and identity theft, which are topics we discuss here at...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Feb 28, 2020 | Scam of the day
I have warned you numerous times in the last few years about the Business Email Compromise scam which continues to be an effective scam perpetrated against many companies. According to FBI figures the amount of money lost to victims of this scam last year reached a...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Feb 27, 2020 | Scam of the day
Tech support scams are a profitable way for scammers to steal your money. I have been warning you about these scams for years. They come in a number of different varieties including pop up ads on your computer and telephone calls purportedly from Microsoft, Apple,...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Feb 26, 2020 | Scam of the day
I have warned you for years about IRS impostor scams which generally involve a phone call, email or text message purporting to be from the IRS in which you are threatened with severe consequences if you do not immediately make a payment to the scammer/IRS agent. ...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Feb 25, 2020 | Scam of the day
As was made abundantly clear by 2017’s massive Wannacry ransomware attack that focused on a vulnerability in the Microsoft Windows operating system for which Microsoft had already issued a security update, constant updating of the software we all use with the...