by Steven Weisman, Esq. | May 11, 2026 | Scam of the day
For years scammers have posed as the IRS in emails, text messages and phone calls luring people to make payments or provide personal information that leads to identity theft. Often these emails and text messages may contain links or QR codes that when clicked on or...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | May 10, 2026 | Scam of the day
Skimmers at gas pumps continue to be a major problem. Skimmers are small electronic devices that are easily installed by an identity thief on gas pumps, ATMs and other card reading devices. The skimmer steals all of the information from old style magnetic strip...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | May 9, 2026 | Scam of the day
In the Scam of the day for March 6, 2025 I first told you about twenty-five Canadians who were arrested and charged with operating the grandparent scam through a call center in Canada where they contacted elderly victims in 40 American states between 2021 and 2024...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | May 8, 2026 | Scam of the day
Educational technology company Instructure which developed the hugely popular learning management system Canvas which is used by school districts and universities around the world has confirmed that it suffered a data breach earlier this month in which as many as 275...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | May 7, 2026 | Scam of the day
This upcoming Sunday is Mother’s Day and once again we must be vigilant about not falling prey to scams related to this holiday. Anything popular with the public will always be popular with scammers. Although for many of us Mother’s Day is an...
