by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Apr 30, 2022 | Scam of the day
Today’s Scam of the day is about a phishing email presently circulating that attempts to lure you into clicking on a link in order to continue using your AOL account. Millions of people still use AOL. One reason for this is that you get greater email privacy...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Apr 29, 2022 | Scam of the day
Pop-up advertisements that appear on your phone, computer or other device are considered by many people to be merely a nuisance, but they can also, in some circumstances, present a serious threat to your well being. While often the pop-up ads may be legitimate...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Apr 28, 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. | Apr 27, 2022 | 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 IRS or...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Apr 26, 2022 | Scam of the day
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently sued Turbo Solutions, Inc, which does business under the name Alex Miller Credit Repair for fraudulent representations and violations of federal regulations. Credit repair scams are very common as scammers take advantage...
