by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Apr 25, 2023 | Scam of the day
A variation on an old Facebook scam has recently resurfaced. In the new scam you receive a Facebook Message that merely says “look what I found” and is followed by a link that leads you to a website where you are prompted to provide personal information...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Apr 24, 2023 | Scam of the day
Pop-up advertisements that appear on your phone, computer or other device are considered by many people to be merely a nuisance, but they can also, in some circumstances, present a serious threat to your well being. While often the pop-up ads may be legitimate...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Apr 23, 2023 | Scam of the day
For many years Medicare used a person’s Social Security number as his or her Medicare number which put Medicare recipients in serious danger of identity theft, Medicare resisted changing the Medicare number to a safer random number for many years. Finally, in...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Apr 22, 2023 | Scam of the day
Let’s start out by stating that the class action settlement that you may have heard about between Facebook and a group representing all Facebook users between May 2007 and December 2022 is not a scam. The class action relates to Facebook’s negligence in...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Apr 21, 2023 | Scam of the day
I have been reporting to you about this particular scam preying upon home buyers for seven years, however since the start of the Coronavirus pandemic in 2020 this scam has gotten worse. Scammers have been quick to take advantage of so much of home buying and selling ...
