by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jan 6, 2025 | Scam of the day
Social Media such as Facebook is filled with surveys, quizzes and games and while they are very popular and often entertaining, they often are exploited by identity thieves. A good example of this is the “10 Concerts, but there is one act that I haven’t...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jan 5, 2025 | Scam of the day
Although I have been writing about synthetic identity theft for many years, many people are not familiar with the term “synthetic Identity theft.” Synthetic identity theft poses a significant threat to many people particularly children. Synthetic...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jan 4, 2025 | Scam of the day
Two years ago I told you about a scam where scammers lured people into providing their bank account number and bank’s routing number to the scammer under the pretense of needing the information in order to send you a reward for finding a stolen car that, in...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jan 3, 2025 | Scam of the day
The values of cryptocurrencies have recently increased dramatically with the price of Bitcoin, for example, reaching $100,000 in early December of 2024. There are many factors that contribute to the rise in the value of cryptocurrencies, including the upcoming...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jan 2, 2025 | Scam of the day
Task scams are scams in which you are solicited to do simple tasks such as liking videos or rating product images online and get paid for your efforts. Too bad it is a scam. The scammers promise that you will earn a commission on each click. The scam starts with a...
