by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Sep 29, 2023 | Scam of the day
In 2015 the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) settled a lawsuit it initiated against identity theft protection company, Lifelock about which I reported to you in a Scam of the day earlier that year. In the lawsuit, Lifelock was accused of not living up to the terms of...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Sep 28, 2023 | Scam of the day
The FBI recently issued a warning about the wrong number text message scam. The scam starts when you receive a text message that was obviously intended for someone else. Wanting to be a responsible person, many people respond to the text message telling the sender...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Sep 27, 2023 | Scam of the day
For profit universities have been a target of state and federal investigations for years. I have written about this topic since 2012. It should be noted that not all for profit colleges are scams, but there are a large number of for profit colleges, sometimes...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Sep 26, 2023 | 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. | Sep 25, 2023 | Scam of the day
It is always important to update all of the software you use with the latest security updates and patches as soon as they are available. Numerous hacks and data breaches could have been avoided if individuals as well as companies installed security updates as soon as...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Sep 24, 2023 | Scam of the day
Election season will soon be coming to a close and Political Action Committees (PACs) are busy raising money to funnel to candidates and organizations trying to influence legislation. Unfortunately, for the last ten years scammers have been setting up phony PACs that...
