by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jan 6, 2019 | Scam of the day, Uncategorized
Phishing scams by which you are contacted by a scammer through an email luring you to either click on a malware infected link in the email or provide personal information that will be used to make you a victim of identity theft is a common and effective technique used...
by admin | Nov 8, 2018 | Uncategorized
Spotify is a popular music streaming service so it would not seem unusual for someone to receive an email from Spotify which is why identity thieves and scammers are sending out phony phishing emails that appear to come from Spotify. The email appears to be a...
by admin | Oct 10, 2018 | Scam of the day
Microsoft tech support scams continue to be a major problem with instances of the fraud being reported to Microsoft increasing by 24% last year. On average, victims were scammed out of between $200 and $400. I have been reporting to you about tech support scams...
by admin | Jun 10, 2018 | Scam of the day
The European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) went into effect on May 25th and I am sure that many of you, like me, have been flooded with emails informing of you of the new privacy rules of many of the companies with which you do business. In...
by admin | Dec 14, 2017 | Scam of the day
According to a recent study just released by the Better Business Bureau, tech support scams continue to be a major problem for consumers, many of whom are cheated out of an average of $500 or, even worse, may unwittingly give access to their computer data to the...
