by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Apr 22, 2025 | 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. | Feb 4, 2025 | Scam of the day
For many people, working from home at a simple job that pays well is pretty attractive, which may explain why people are vulnerable to a scam offering to pay you to be a product tester for Amazon. Ads for Amazon product tester are found on social media such as...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Sep 7, 2024 | Scam of the day
I first told you about “brushing” in August of 2020 after many people in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom reported receiving unordered packages of seeds sent from China. A wide variety of conspiracy theories quickly surfaced to explain...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Sep 20, 2023 | Scam of the day
Recently there has been an increase in the number of people receiving phony text messages that purport to be sent from Amazon telling you that your account has been hacked. These phony text messages, called “smishing” will either attempt to lure you into...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jun 29, 2021 | Scam of the day
More than a billion people use the WhatsApp mobile messaging app that helps you send text messages, photographs, videos and audio. Due to its extreme popularity, it is not surprising that WhatsApp has become an attractive platform for scammers. I have reported to you...
