by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jun 5, 2023 | Scam of the day
Earlier this week, the University of Rochester disclosed that it had suffered a major data breach in which personal information on all of its students, faculty and staff was stolen. The personal information stolen was quite extensive and included Social Security...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jun 4, 2023 | Scam of the day
Phillip Galles was recently criminally charged with operating a Ponzi scheme through which he allegedly stole more than two million dollars from unwary investors who he convinced that he was investing their money in commodity futures, but, according to federal...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jun 3, 2023 | Scam of the day
It is early June and many of us are thinking about taking our summer vacations that we look forward to all year, however, scammers are also taking advantage of our vacation interest to scam us and the companies we work for. One new scam involves your getting an email...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jun 2, 2023 | Scam of the day
Medicaid health insurance is presently used by more than ninety-three million people, however, this number is expected to drop by as many as eighteen million people because of recent changes in the law. During the pandemic Congress passed legislation that prevented...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jun 1, 2023 | Scam of the day
I have been warning you about sextortion scams for seven years. Last January, the FBI issued a new warning about sextortion https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdin/pr/fbi-and-partners-issue-national-public-safety-alert-sextortion-schemes and more recently, the South...
