by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jul 5, 2026 | Scam of the day
Credit repair scams are very common as scammers take advantage of people with debt problems and promise to fix their credit and clear their credit reports of adverse information for up front fees. I have been warning you about these scams for thirteen years. Recently...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jul 4, 2026 | Scam of the day
American Consumer Credit Counseling, Inc. (“ACCC”) a non-profit credit counseling agency suffered a data breach recently experienced a data breach on Jan. 29, 2025, in which a cybercriminal gained access to ACCC’s computer systems and acquired copies of files...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jul 3, 2026 | Scam of the day
Alexa is tremendously helpful for so many things. If you need to know the score of last night’s baseball game, if you want to know what the weather will be today or even to turn down your thermostat. for you. And it is not just Alexa. Siri or Google Home...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jul 2, 2026 | Scam of the day
According to the FTC the company most impersonated by scammers with phishing emails containing fake bills or fake renewals is Geek Squad. Geek Squad is a subsidiary of big box store chain Best Buy and it offers excellent tech support for electronic devices including...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jul 1, 2026 | 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 the upcoming Fourth...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jun 30, 2026 | Scam of the day
The Federal Trade Commission is warning people about a scam which begins when you get a letter from a law firm informing you that they are probating an estate in which they have not been able to locate an heir, however, they then inform you that you are the heir to...
