by Steven Weisman, Esq. | May 26, 2023 | Scam of the day
In 2020 I first told you about the FTC and the State of Florida suing GDP Network and its owners over allegations that they operated a credit card interest rate reduction scam. GDP contacted consumers through telemarketing cold calls promising to permanently and...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | May 25, 2023 | Scam of the day
The American Postal Workers Union has disclosed that at least 460 of its members lost a million dollars in paychecks through a scam in which the scammers set up fake USPS HR websites that were used by the scammers to trick the postal workers who went to the phony...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | May 24, 2023 | Scam of the day
Once again I need to tell you about another major data breach. This time it is Apria Healthcare LLC a home medical equipment company who, we are just now learning was hacked in 2019 and 2021 by the same hackers. As a result of the data breach sensitive information...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | May 23, 2023 | Scam of the day
I have been warning you about the dangers of ransomware for eight years. Ransomware is a type of malware that when downloaded encrypts and make unavailable all of the data on your computer. Once this occurs the criminals then threaten to destroy the data if a ransom...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | May 22, 2023 | Scam of the day
More than forty-two million Americans have student loans with an outstanding balance of more than 1.4 trillion dollars so it is no surprise that scammers are focusing their attention on these students and former students through scams that falsely promise to provide...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | May 21, 2023 | Scam of the day
It is not an overstatement to say that Taylor Swift is one of the most popular singers of all time. Tickets to her concert tour are in great demand with many of her fans (called Swifties) desperate to buy tickets to her concerts. This desperation is not missed by...