by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Dec 21, 2021 | Scam of the day
According to a study recently released by Javelin Strategy & Research more than 1.25 million children became victims of identity theft last year and the true number is probably much greater because in many instances child identity theft is not discovered until the...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Dec 5, 2021 | Scam of the day
Recently I received the following email that appeared to come from a friend of mine. I have crossed out the email address and name of my friend from the email: “I’m sorry for any inconvenience this will cost you. I got bad news this morning that I lost a...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Nov 9, 2021 | Scam of the day
Earlier this week, the popular stock trading app Robinhood disclosed that it had suffered a data breach the previous week in which personal information of approximately seven million of its customers was compromised. Fortunately for the large majority of people whose...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Nov 5, 2021 | Scam of the day
According to a new study recently released by Javelin Strategy & Research more than 1.25 million children became victims of identity theft last year and the true number is probably much greater because in many instances child identity theft is not discovered until...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Sep 15, 2021 | Scam of the day
This is the beginning of a school year and as the Coronavirus pandemic continues to be of concern to parents of school age children, another significant problem facing school children is one of which parents are generally not aware Identity thieves will steal the...