by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Sep 10, 2022 | Scam of the day
75% of Americans used mobile bank apps to some degree for their personal banking needs. This fact has not been lost on hackers and scammers who have in recent years increasingly focused much of their attention on scams and hacking of mobile phones. One of the more...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Sep 9, 2022 | Scam of the day
Today’s Scam of the day is a phishing email that appears to come from Wells Fargo. It makes for compelling reading, but it is a scam. Phishing emails, by which scammers and identity thieves attempt to lure you into either clicking on links contained within...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Sep 8, 2022 | Scam of the day
The pandemic increased the trend toward online purchases of just about everything and even as the pandemic has waned, many of us continue to make large amounts of our consumer purchases online. Scammers, of course, see this as an opportunity to scam people with phony...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Sep 7, 2022 | Scam of the day
Ordering food online for delivery was somewhat popular prior to the pandemic, but really took off during the pandemic when people wanted restaurant food without having to go to a restaurant. Many restaurants have taken advantage of this interest and set up websites...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Sep 6, 2022 | Scam of the day
Scammers love to take over Facebook accounts because people generally trust the posts put up by their friends that appear on their Facebook page. These people forget my motto of “trust me, you can’t trust anyone” and often click on links in these...
