by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jul 26, 2022 | Scam of the day
It started out in November of 2017 as a feel-good story about Johnny Bobbitt, a homeless veteran, who, according to the story reported throughout the media, gave his last twenty dollars to Katelyn McClure a stranded motorist who had run out of gas at the side of a...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jul 25, 2022 | Scam of the day
I have good news and I have bad news today. The good news is that the number of illegal robocalls has actually gone down this year. Automated robocalls which, for commercial purposes, are illegal have been a major problem at a cost to consumers of billions of dollars...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jul 24, 2022 | Scam of the day
I have warned you a number of times in the past about the danger of identity theft that occurs when criminals steal your mail from your mailbox. Among the dangers of mail theft are criminals gathering personal information contained in your mail to set up accounts in...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jul 23, 2022 | Scam of the day
During the heatwave that is gripping much of the country, winning a free air conditioner can be very attractive which is why, quite frankly, scammers are sending out phishing emails that appear to come from Lowe’s Home Improvement that tell the recipients of the...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jul 22, 2022 | Scam of the day
Data breaches have become a part of every day life and their numbers continue to increase. In the first three months of 2022 alone there were 404 major data breaches. The latest major data breach involves Neopet which is a virtual pet website used by millions. ...
