by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Oct 31, 2024 | Scam of the day
Data breaches are all too common and according to a 2023 report by IBM healthcare companies account for approximately 27% of all data breaches. Healthcare companies are targeted for a number of reasons including the general lack of security of many healthcare...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Oct 30, 2024 | Scam of the day
I have written many times over the last twelve years about student loan scams because scammers have successfully targeted college students and their parents for a variety of scams related to these extensive loans. In October of 2017 the Federal Trade Commission,...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Oct 29, 2024 | Scam of the day
In the past I have told you about scammers increasingly setting up phony websites that appear to be for customer service or tech support of many of the companies with which we do business. Often the scammers either purchase an ad to appear at the top of a search...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Oct 28, 2024 | Scam of the day
Even though Thanksgiving (or even Halloween) has not yet arrived, many people are turning their attention to holiday shopping and holiday shoppers looking to save money are always on the lookout for coupons. Everyone loves coupons and like many things in our lives,...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Oct 27, 2024 | Scam of the day
Using solar panels to provide your home’s electricity is good for the planet and there are various government programs that will provide incentives to install solar panels on your home, however, scammers are also posing as legitimate solar panel companies and al...