by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Mar 21, 2022 | Scam of the day
Recently the Social Security Administration (SSA) held its annual Slam the Scam Day in which it warned the public about Social Security related scams. In one common scam, scammers contact their targeted victims threatening them with arrest if they don’t make a...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Mar 20, 2022 | Scam of the day
Last summer I reported to you about a data breach at T-Mobile in which personal information of 54.6 million customers, former customers and prospective customers was stolen. The compromised information includes names, phone numbers, Social Security numbers and...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Mar 19, 2022 | Scam of the day
Having unique, complex passwords for each of your accounts is an essential element of online security. A recent report from Hive Systems indicated that due to advances in advanced graphics processing technology, hackers could crack an 8 character complex password with...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Mar 18, 2022 | Scam of the day
With the attention on the world focused on the people of the Ukraine and their resistance to the Russian invasion which has included attacks on civilians, more and more people are donating to organizations helping the people of the Ukraine. Unfortunately, as we...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Mar 17, 2022 | Scam of the day
Recently a Scamicide reader told me that she had received an email from a friend of hers asking for a favor. Her friend needed the Scamicide reader to send a gift card to someone because her friend was unable to do so and needed to send the gift card right away. The...
