by Steven Weisman, Esq. | May 26, 2025 | Scam of the day
Facebook Marketplace is a popular and convenient place for people to buy and sell things so, of course, scammers are drawn to it. Scams on Facebook Marketplace have increased dramatically in the last couple of years. A recent scam turning up on Facebook Marketplace...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | May 25, 2025 | Scam of the day
Creative scammers have come up with a new way to scam you when you shop online. For years, I have warned you about phony retail websites that either appear to be that of legitimate retailers such as Wallmart or are just websites that come up high in a search engine...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | May 24, 2025 | Scam of the day
Last month I told you that Verizon had issued its annual data breach report which appears to exemplify my motto that “things aren’t as bad as you think, they are far worse.” Regardless of how diligent you are in protecting your personal information...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | May 23, 2025 | Scam of the day
I first told you about the massive data breach at PowerSchool a major education technology software company used by 16,000 educational institutions with 50 million students in January. The hacker claimed to have harvested sensitive personal information of 62.4...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | May 22, 2025 | Scam of the day
As we honor our veterans on Memorial Day, May 26th it is important to remember that scammers take Memorial Day as just another opportunity to scam veterans and others. In the case of Memorial Day, you can expect to be solicited by scammers by phone (remember...
