by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jan 26, 2023 | 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. | Jan 25, 2023 | Scam of the day
The headline of today’s Scam of the day is very precisely worded. FanDuel, the online sports gambling site did not suffer a data breach, however, its customers did. This is because a data breach at Mail Chimp, an email marketing company used by FanDuel to send...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jan 24, 2023 | Scam of the day
Multilevel marketing companies, such as Amway, Avon and Mary Kay utilize a business model where you sign up with them to sell their products directly to consumers and earn commissions on your sales. In addition, you can earn money by recruiting other people to do the...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jan 23, 2023 | Scam of the day
Last Friday, the FBI announced that it had recovered almost 3 million dollars worth of Bitcoins that were the proceeds of a scam operated by as of yet unidentified scammers perpetrating an elaborate phone scam on elderly Americans and first generation American...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jan 22, 2023 | Scam of the day
Recently in Dallas, Emanuel Stanley Orji, a Nigerian associated with Nigerian organized crime was sentenced to 37 months in federal prison for crimes related to romance scams he operated with others including his brother who had previously been convicted of the same...
