by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Dec 31, 2020 | Scam of the day
What was old is new again and so it is particularly fitting that on the first day of the new year, we look at a recent scam about which I warned you three times back in 2017, namely ransomware attacks on medical care facilities that perform cosmetic surgery. In 2017...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Dec 30, 2020 | Scam of the day
Today’s Scam of the day starts when you receive a message on Facebook Messenger that looks like this: (image: Sophos) The message will have a link and what appears to be a video, however, when you click on the link, you are taken to a phony Facebook login page. ...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Dec 29, 2020 | Scam of the day
The massive 900 billion dollar Coronavirus relief and government spending bill was finally signed into law after much furor. The new law provides for payments of $600 to eligible people. In a future Scam of the day, I will go into the details of how the amount sent...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Dec 28, 2020 | Scam of the day
Many of you may not be familiar with the term “Facebook farming”, but we have all seen Facebook postings urging us to click that we “like”them. Sometimes it is an emotional appeal to show support for a sick child. Sometimes it is to show...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Dec 27, 2020 | Scam of the day
I have been warning you about the jury duty scam for more than eight years, but it continues to snare many unwary victims. Recently law enforcement in Utah noticed an increase in jury duty scams although these scams are also continuing throughout the rest of the...
