by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Dec 6, 2019 | Scam of the day
Russians Maksim Yakubets and Igor Turashev who the Justice Department allege operated an international cybercrime organization known as Evil Corp (which sounds like it should be the villain in an Austin Powers movie) were charged yesterday with stealing 100 million...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Dec 4, 2019 | Scam of the day
Some former Netflix subscribers who cancelled their accounts are reporting that they are still being charged for their subscriptions. The problem arises when scammers using the username and passwords of the former Netflix subscribers to log into the canceled accounts...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Dec 3, 2019 | Scam of the day
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is a federal agency created in 2018 that works with both the public and private sectors to build and maintain our nation’s infrastructure and protect it from cyberattacks. CISA recently issued a...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Dec 2, 2019 | Scam of the day
Illegal pyramid schemes take many forms. A few weeks ago I warned you about the Secret Sister Gift Exchange. I first reported to you about this scam in 2015. It seems harmless enough when you see it come up in your email or on social media, such as Facebook and...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Dec 1, 2019 | Scam of the day
Buying a gift card as a gift is both an easy way to purchase a gift for someone and a good way to make sure that the gift is something that the receiver of the gift can actually use and enjoy. It definitely is a win-win situation. However, scammers are always ready...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Nov 30, 2019 | Scam of the day
Imagine Andy Williams singing, “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year” and it may indeed be the most wonderful time of the year for many people, but it is not so wonderful if you have been scammed by cybercriminals who really do find the holiday...
