by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Feb 14, 2024 | Scam of the day
According to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) more scams in the United States are started on social media than on any other platform at a cost for the last two years of 2.7 billion dollars and that figure is probably low because many victims, often out of...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Feb 13, 2024 | Scam of the day
I first warned you about this particular scam in 2017, but it has recently resurfaced in many places around the country. Recently parishioners of Delaware’s Mariner’s Bethell Global Methodist Church received an email that appeared to come from its pastor,...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Feb 12, 2024 | Scam of the day
Over the years I have written numerous times about the problems presented by robocalls and with good reason. Automated robocalls which, for commercial purposes, are illegal, are the number one consumer complaint reported by the public to the Federal Trade Commission...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Feb 11, 2024 | Scam of the day
Connecticut College announced on February 7th that it had suffered a significant data breach going back to March of 2023. While the college, in its announcement indicated that it had “promptly contained the incident, took steps to remediate the issue, notified...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Feb 10, 2024 | Scam of the day
Tech support scams in which consumers are tricked by scammers into believing there is a problem with their computers that require the expensive services of scammers constitute a major problem. Tech support scams are increasingly common and victimize consumers 60...
