by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Oct 13, 2019 | Scam of the day
Criminal identity theft occurs when someone steals your identity and then commits crimes using your name and Social Security number. The problems encountered by someone whose identity has been stolen by a criminal who then commits crimes in the name of the identity...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Oct 13, 2019 | Scam of the day
Time and time again, the way in which major online attacks on government agencies, companies and all of us as individuals begin is through a spear phishing email. Phishing emails are emails that are sent to lure you into providing information or clicking on links in...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Oct 11, 2019 | Scam of the day
Business coaches, who are people that advise and guide business owners in the operating and growing of their businesses, can be quite helpful, particularly to entrepreneurs. However, scammers posing as business coaches have been taking advantage of trusting business...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Oct 10, 2019 | Scam of the day
I have written many times about ransomware because it continues to be a major problem for businesses, governments and individuals alike. Ransomware is the name for malware that once installed on a computer, often unwittingly through clicking on links in spear...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Oct 9, 2019 | Scam of the day
At the request of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Utah Division of Consumer Protection, a federal judge has issued a temporary restraining order against Zurixx, LLC, a company that puts on real estate seminars in which attendees are supposedly told how to...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Oct 8, 2019 | Scam of the day
The annual open enrollment period for Medicare will begin on October 15th and continue until December 7th. This is the only time during the year that people enrolled in Medicare can change their Medicare health plans, Medigap plans and their prescription drug plans. ...
