by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Feb 24, 2024 | Scam of the day
A Subscriber Identity Module, more commonly known as a SIM card, is an integrated circuit that stores information used to authenticate subscribers on mobile devices, such as a cell phone. The SIM card is able to be transferred between different devices, and often is,...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Feb 23, 2024 | Scam of the day
Peer to Peer Payment Payment Service (P2P) Zelle is used by many people to quickly and conveniently send money electronically from your credit card or bank account. Sending money through Zelle only requires you to enter the recipient’s phone number or email...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Feb 22, 2024 | Scam of the day
Having unique, complicated passwords for each of your accounts is an essential element of online security. However, remembering all of your passwords can be a difficult task for many people, which is why so many people use online password managers, which store all of...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Feb 21, 2024 | Scam of the day
Receiving a telephone call from a debt collector is not a pleasant experience. I have written many times in the past about scammers who use deceptive and abusive collections practices in attempting to collect debts. These scammers violate the Fair Debt Collection...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Feb 20, 2024 | Scam of the day
Not even the dead are immune from identity theft and this particular type of identity theft is now on the rise. Until new regulations were enacted in 2014 scammers merely checked out the latest obituaries and then went to a free totally available data bank called the...
