by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Mar 31, 2024 | Scam of the day
A year ago I told you that AT&T notified nine million of its customers that some of their personal information was exposed when a marketing partner of AT&T was hacked. A few days ago I told you that names, addresses, phone numbers, birth dates and Social...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Mar 30, 2024 | Scam of the day
Recently the Blaine, Minnesota Police Department issued a warning about a scam in which scammers are luring people into emptying their bank accounts and sending the money to the scammers through Bitcoin ATMs. The scam starts when a pop-up appears on their computer...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Mar 29, 2024 | Scam of the day
The popularity of Netflix makes it a preferred subject for phishing emails sent to people appearing to come from Netflix in which you are told you need to update your credit card information or asking for other personal information. Reproduced below is a copy of an...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Mar 28, 2024 | Scam of the day
A year ago I told you that AT&T notified nine million of its customers that some of their personal information was exposed when a marketing partner of AT&T was hacked. Now names, addresses, phone numbers, birth dates and Social Security numbers of 70 million...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Mar 27, 2024 | Scam of the day
What is old is new again. Many people continue to pay their household bills by paper checks rather than electronic banking and even when shopping, some people prefer paying by check instead of using a credit card or cash. While there has been much discussion in the...
