by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jul 16, 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 Professional Finance Company (PFC) which operates a debt...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jul 15, 2022 | Scam of the day
I have written many times over the last ten years about student loan scams because scammers have successfully targeted college students and their parents for a variety of scams related to these extensive loans. In October of 2017 the Federal Trade Commission, working...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jul 14, 2022 | Scam of the day
Deed fraud, which is also referred to as “property title theft” occurs when a criminal files a counterfeit deed to property owned by someone else and then either lives in the property or even sells the property to an unwary buyer. Deed fraud most commonly...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jul 13, 2022 | Scam of the day
It is always important to update all of the software you use with the latest security updates and patches as soon as they are available. Numerous hacks and data breaches could have been avoided if individuals as well as companies installed security updates as soon as...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jul 12, 2022 | Scam of the day
According to FBI Special Agent Sean Regan, scammers are using the popular business networking platform LinkedIn to lure unsuspecting victims into cryptocurrency scams. The scams start when the scammer creates a phony profile on LinkedIn and then contacts other...
