by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Feb 8, 2026 | Scam of the day
As we all know, passwords as a method of authentication for your accounts are not particularly secure. Passwords may be stolen or compromised in a data breach. Biometrics such as a finger print are a good tool for verification to open your phone, but what about...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Feb 7, 2026 | Scam of the day
We are still in the early days of tax season, but scammers are already busy calling people to scam them. The IRS recently issued a warning about scammers telling their targeted victims that they are from the “Tax Resolution Oversight Department” or the...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Feb 6, 2026 | Scam of the day
For many people, working from home at a simple job that pays well is pretty attractive, which may explain why people are vulnerable to a scam offering to pay you to be a product tester for Amazon. Ads for Amazon product tester are found on social media such as...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Feb 5, 2026 | Scam of the day
I have been warning you about scams related to Social Security benefits for many years. In one Social Security related scam, the scammers call their targeted victim on the phone posing as employees of the Social Security Administration and tell their intended victims...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Feb 4, 2026 | Scam of the day
In the last few years there has been an increase in reports of scammers calling people on the telephone and telling them that they have won one of the Publishers Clearing House lotteries, but that they have to pay fees or taxes before being able to claim their prize. ...
