by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Apr 25, 2021 | Scam of the day
This particular scam is one about which I have warned you many times over the years, but it deserves another warning because it is still occurring throughout the country. Recently, the Hartford Connecticut Police Department issued a warning that people were...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Apr 24, 2021 | Scam of the day
Although the term may not be as familiar as “phishing” which is the name for emails that lure you into clicking on malware infected links or providing personal information that will be used to make you a victim of identity theft, “smishing” is...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Apr 23, 2021 | Scam of the day
Impostor scams have long been among the most lucrative for scammers. While there are many variations of this scam, the most common variations have involved scammers calling their intended victims on the telephone posing as some governmental agency such as the, FBI,...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Apr 22, 2021 | Scam of the day
Costco is an American multinational corporation which operates a chain of membership-only big-box retail stores and is the fifth largest retailer in the world. Due to its popularity, it is not surprising that scammers have recently been using it as a basis for a...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Apr 21, 2021 | Scam of the day
I am sure most people are familiar with Gieco from its clever commercials which often feature a talking Gecko. Geico is the second largest auto insurer in the country and recently it suffered a data breach in which the driver’s license numbers of an, at this...
