by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Sep 23, 2025 | Scam of the day
Whether we are at the airport, a hotel, a shopping mall, a coffee shop or almost anywhere else, you will usually find free public Wi-Fi service offered so that we can use our cell phones, laptops or tablets to connect to the Internet. However with this convenience...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Sep 22, 2025 | Scam of the day
Reproduced below is a very convincing phishing email sent by scammers posing as the Social Security Administration that attempts to lure you into clicking on a link that purports to provide a statement of your Social Security benefits. However, if you were to click...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Sep 21, 2025 | Scam of the day
Data breaches are a common occurrence which is disturbing because they can readily lead to your identity being stolen or you becoming a victim of a scam as the hackers leverage the data they steal to lure you into a scam. Farmers Insurance announced it has suffered a...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Sep 20, 2025 | Scam of the day
Imposter scams have long been among the most lucrative for scammers. While there are many variations of this scam, the most common variations have involved scammers emailing their victims posing as a popular company with which we all do business or calling their...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Sep 19, 2025 | Scam of the day
The Boston office of the FBI recently issued a warning scams involving people lured under false pretenses to cash in their savings, buy gold bars and deliver the gold to scammers. Earler this year ABC News did a story entitled “Gold Grifters” also...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Sep 18, 2025 | Scam of the day
According to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) last year more scams originated through text messages (smishing) than phone calls and with good reason. Scammers are aware that people are more likely to open and read a text message rather than an email The open rates...
