by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jul 6, 2022 | Scam of the day
The Marriott hotel chain confirmed that it has suffered yet another data breach, this one at its BWI Airport Marriott Hotel in Maryland with between 300 and 400 guests at the hotel having their credit card information stolen along with personal information of the...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jul 5, 2022 | Scam of the day
Although the name may not be as familiar as “phishing” which is the name for emails that lure you into clicking on malware infected links or providing personal information that will be used to make you a victim of identity theft, “smishing” is...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jul 4, 2022 | Scam of the day
According to AAA the average price for a gallon of gas in the United States today is $4.82 and in many states, the price is even higher. It therefore comes as no surprise that consumers are desperate to get some relief from these high prices and scammers are there,...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jul 3, 2022 | Scam of the day
Today’s Scam of the day was prompted by an email I received that appeared to come from Publishers Clearing House informing me that I was on the “final winner selection list” although it didn’t indicate that I am joined on this list by probably...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jul 2, 2022 | Scam of the day
Every season is scam season and every day provides unique opportunity for scam artists, the only criminals that we call artists, to try to scam us out of our hard earned money. Here are a few scams that you should be aware of that are related to tomorrow’s...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jul 1, 2022 | Scam of the day
According to a study by Javelin Strategy & Research more than 1.25 million children became victims of identity theft last year and the true number is probably much greater because in many instances child identity theft is not discovered until the child reaches age...
