by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jan 17, 2022 | Scam of the day
Criminals around the country are increasingly stealing mail with checks in them from U.S. Postal Service mailboxes, “washing” the checks with simple nail polish remover to remove the name of the person or company to whom the check was made out and then...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Dec 8, 2021 | Scam of the day
Identity theft can be high tech, low tech or no tech. Stealing mail from mailboxes for purposes of identity theft has been done by identity thieves for years. Numerous times over the last ten years I have warned you about the danger of having your mail, such as...
by admin | May 31, 2018 | Scam of the day
What is old is new again. Many people continue to pay their household bills by paper checks rather than electronic banking and even when shopping, some people prefer paying by check to using a credit card or cash. While there has been much discussion in the news...
by admin | Jun 10, 2016 | Scam of the day, Site Related
It was only four days ago that I wrote about a Texas identity theft criminal who stole checks from residential mailboxes, however, although everything is usually said to be bigger in Texas, federal indictments brought against thirteen people in Wichita, Kansas by the...
by admin | Jun 5, 2016 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Everyone is aware of the dangers of identity theft found on our computers, smartphones and other electronic devices, however, identity theft is a crime that is high tech, low tech and no tech as was shown recently by the conviction of David Burney in federal court in...
