by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jun 25, 2023 | Scam of the day
The headline of this Scam of the day may be a bit confusing because dual factor authentication is not itself a scam, but rather a tool to avoid being scammed. It is not unusual for passwords to be compromised, particularly if you use the same password for all of your...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jun 24, 2023 | Scam of the day
I recently received an email from a Scamicide subscriber who was concerned about a possible scam. She received a text message that was obviously intended for someone else. Wanting to be a responsible person, she responded to the text message telling the sender that...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jun 23, 2023 | Scam of the day
Phishing emails, by which scammers and identity thieves, posing as familiar companies with which you do business, attempt to lure you into either clicking on links contained within the email which will download malware or providing personal information that will be...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jun 22, 2023 | Scam of the day
The most effective scams are the ones that capitalize on real things that apply to you. Many people are familiar with the REAL ID, which is a new version of your driver’s license mandated by federal law. The federal REAL ID Act established new security...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jun 21, 2023 | Scam of the day
The Hattiesburg, Mississippi police department recently issued a warning about increased reports of a scam in which scammers appear to share posts on Facebook buy-sell groups about a missing child. Quite often, people on the buy-sell group will share the post in an...
