by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Dec 11, 2025 | Scam of the day
I have been warning you about phony kidnapping scams, also known as virtual kidnapping, for thirteen years and according to the FBI, the scam is increasing in frequency. Generally, the scam starts with a telephone call informing the person answering the phone that a...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Dec 10, 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. | Dec 9, 2025 | Scam of the day
Every car has a Vehicle Identification Number or VIN that is unique for each car. Scammers are taking photos of the VIN number which can be found just below the windshield on the driver’s side of a car that is the same make, model and year of a car that the...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Dec 8, 2025 | Scam of the day
It is my unfortunate duty to report to you another major data breach. This time the company is 700Credit which is a major credit reporting and identity verification company used by the automobile industry for automobile financing applications. Data breaches have...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Dec 7, 2025 | Scam of the day
Scammers using AI created voices are making robocalls in which they claim to be Walmart employees named “Carl” or “Emma.” In the calls they claim that the person receiving the calls Walmart account has been charged $919.45 for the purchase of...
