by Steven Weisman, Esq. | May 11, 2022 | Scam of the day
Recently, the United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) released a study in which they warned about a large surge in computer screen sharing scams in which the scammers convince their victims to allow remote access to their computers through programs...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | May 10, 2022 | Scam of the day
As I first reported to you in January of 2017, Western Union, which provides money wiring services around the world settled fraud charges brought by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the Justice Department and a number of states’ Attorneys General. Under the...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | May 9, 2022 | Scam of the day
Although I have been writing about synthetic identity theft for many years, many people are not familiar with the term “synthetic Identity theft.” Synthetic identity theft poses a significant threat to many people particularly children. Synthetic...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | May 8, 2022 | Scam of the day
Scammers and identity thieves are continuing to call people posing as a government employee who informs you that there is a problem with your Social Security number or benefits. Often they even threaten arrest or other legal action. In many instances they demand...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | May 7, 2022 | Scam of the day
Today is Mother’s Day and once again we must be vigilant about not falling prey to scams related to this holiday. Anything popular with the public will always be popular with scammers. Although for many of us Mother’s Day is an opportunity to show our...
