by Steven Weisman, Esq. | May 20, 2021 | Scam of the day
Interest in cryptocurrencies is extremely high and prominent in the discussions of cryptocurrencies is Elon Musk who has proven to be able to move the value of cryptocurrencies in general and Dogecoin in particular in response to his tweets, comments and television...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Feb 19, 2021 | Scam of the day
Cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin have been in the news a lot lately due to significant rises in the value of a number of different cryptocurrencies. However, they were also newsworthy due to a prominent story last month about a Bitcoin owner, Stefan Thomas who had...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Apr 25, 2019 | Scam of the day
Recently in California, Joel Ortiz was sentenced to ten years in prison for hacking into cell phones and stealing more than 7.5 million dollars worth of cryptocurrencies from at least forty victims. Ortiz was able to accomplish these crimes through SIM swapping...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Mar 5, 2019 | Scam of the day
For a couple of years, people have been receiving extortion emails in which the intended victim is told that his computer and web cam have been hacked and that the scammers have video of him watching porn online. They threaten to send the videos to people on his...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jan 27, 2019 | Scam of the day
For a couple of years, people have been receiving extortion emails in which the intended victim is told that his or her computer and web cam have been hacked and that the scammers have video of you watching porn online. They threaten to send the videos to people on...
