by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jan 16, 2012 | Facebook / Social Networking Scams, Scam of the day
We’re number one! Every year we hear that cry from fans of the two teams playing in the Super Bowl and every year many of those fans are scammed by conmen offering phony tickets and travel packages. TIP Merely because the advertisements for Super Bowl tickets and...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jan 16, 2012 | Computer / Technology Scams, Facebook / Social Networking Scams, Identity Theft, Phishing / Password Scams, Scam of the day
Malware is the term for malicious software that you unwittingly download on your computer when you click on links in emails from scammers or fall prey to phishing and download the program from a phony website to which you were lured in the belief that it was a...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jan 16, 2012 | Facebook / Social Networking Scams, Identity Theft, Investment Scams, Phishing / Password Scams, Scam of the day
Vishing is a scam that takes advantage of Voice over Internet Protocol technology that permits you to make telephone calls through your computer instead of through a regular phone line. When you use your computer to make a telephone call, your voice is converted into...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jan 16, 2012 | Facebook / Social Networking Scams, Identity Theft, Phishing / Password Scams, Scam of the day
Phishing occurs when an identity thief lures you through a phony email that purports to be from a bank, another legitimate company or even the IRS or other governmental agency to a phony website that looks like the website of that legitimate company, but actually is...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jan 16, 2012 | Facebook / Social Networking Scams, Homeowner Scams, Investment Scams, Scam of the day, Senior Scams, Student Scams
Your credit report is one of the most important documents in your financial life. The information in your credit report as maintained by the three major credit reporting agencies, Equifax, TransUnion and Experian is used to calculate your credit score. This is used...
