by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jan 16, 2012 | Facebook / Social Networking Scams, Identity Theft, Investment Scams, Phishing / Password Scams, Scam of the day
Vishing is a scam that takes advantage of Voice over Internet Protocol technology that permits you to make telephone calls through your computer instead of through a regular phone line. When you use your computer to make a telephone call, your voice is converted into...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jan 16, 2012 | Facebook / Social Networking Scams, Identity Theft, Phishing / Password Scams, Scam of the day
Phishing occurs when an identity thief lures you through a phony email that purports to be from a bank, another legitimate company or even the IRS or other governmental agency to a phony website that looks like the website of that legitimate company, but actually is...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jan 16, 2012 | Identity Theft, Scam of the day
Identity theft occurs when someone obtains your personal information, such as a credit card number or a Social Security number, and then either uses this information to gain access to your financial accounts and assets or uses the information to obtain credit in your...
