by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Mar 16, 2022 | Scam of the day
As was made abundantly clear by 2017’s massive Equifax data breach which affected 148 million people and was perpetrated by hackers exploiting a vulnerability in Apache software for which Apache had already issued a security update, but Equifax failed to...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Mar 15, 2022 | Scam of the day
Two years ago I first reported to you about a lawsuit brought by the Federal Trade Commission and the Florida Office of the Attorney General to halt a sham credit card interest rate reduction operation that often targeted financially distressed consumers and older...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Mar 14, 2022 | Scam of the day
I have been warning you about phony kidnapping scams, also known as virtual kidnapping, for nine years and according to the FBI, the scam is increasing in frequency. Recently the Chicago Division of the FBI issued a new warning about how the scam has recently...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Mar 13, 2022 | Scam of the day
With the Coronavirus pandemic is diminishing, the pandemic still poses a significant health threat both here in the United States and around the world. However, even though the best thing you can do to protect your self from COVID 19 is to get one of the FDA approved...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Mar 12, 2022 | Scam of the day
The phony invoice scam is a common scam popular with scammers because it is quite effective. It starts when you receive an email that purports to be from a popular company with which many of us do business that indicates that you owe them a significant payment. The...
