by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Nov 5, 2025 | Scam of the day
Today’s Scam of the day is one I first warned you about in the Scam of the day for March 3, 2023, but it is still being effectively used by scammers. I also have warned you in the past about a PayPal scam in which you receive a phony invoice that appears to...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Nov 4, 2025 | Scam of the day
In the Star Wars movies, the “force” provided power that could used for good or as exemplified by Darth Vader, the “dark side” and so it is with artificial intelligence. Artificial intelligence can be use to combat scams through recognizing...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Nov 3, 2025 | Scam of the day
Recently the media has been filled with reports of millions of Gmail email addresses and passwords being compromised, however, compromise of this information was not, as some assumed, a result of lax security at Google. Rather the data breach relates to the...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Nov 2, 2025 | Scam of the day
A report from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) indicates a 1,000 % increase in money lost to scammers through cryptocurrency ATMs in the last three years. Cryptocurrency ATMs look just like traditional ATMs, but instead of distributing cash, they take cash in...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Nov 1, 2025 | Scam of the day
Many people are receiving letters, phone calls and even visits from people representing that they are with the United States Census Bureau taking a survey known as the American Community Survey. While it is true that the official United States Census is only done...
